Not unfriendly or threatening:
— Her well-meaning words were received in silence.
— The exasperation of a...well-meaning cow worried by dogs.

synonym: unthreatening.

Polish: życzliwy

Marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results:
— A well-meaning but tactless fellow.
— The son's well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father's admirers.

synonyms: well-intentioned, well-meant.

Roget 906: benevolent; kind, kindly; well-meaning; amiable; obliging, accommodating, indulgent, gracious, complacent, good-humored.    warm-hearted, kind-hearted, tender-hearted, large-hearted, broad-hearted; merciful etc. 914; charitable, beneficent, humane, benignant; bounteous, bountiful.    good-natured, well-natured; spleenless^†; sympathizing, sympathetic; complaisant etc. (courteous) 894; well-meant, well-intentioned.    fatherly, motherly, brotherly, sisterly; paternal, maternal, fraternal; sororal^†; friendly etc. 888.    ... show more