ill-intentioned

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   having harmful, dishonest, or malevolent intentions

   An ill-intentioned adviser leaked the private correspondence to damage her reputation.

A compound of ill, in its adverbial sense 'badly,' + intentioned, meaning 'having a specified kind of intention.' It is the negative counterpart of well-intentioned.

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