ill-intentioned

[ il-in-ten-shuh nd ]
/ ˈɪl ɪnˈtɛn ʃənd /

adjective

having malicious intentions: an ill-intentioned criticism that was meant more to hurt than to help.

Example sentences from the Web for ill-intentioned

  • But ill-intentioned men were posted at several places along my route.

    The Daughter of Heaven |Judith Gautier
  • And yet it would be most unjust to represent him as a deliberately bad or ill-intentioned man.

  • Although it was plain that no great boldness was in his spirit, it was also clear that his mind was not ill-intentioned.

    The Vinland Champions |Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
  • Let us remember that he was good-hearted, and not ill-intentioned, though imbued with the false ideas of his day.

    The Wits and Beaux of Society |Grace & Philip Wharton