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- adjective Having
bad intentions ;malevolent
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Examples
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"You ill-intentioned imbeciles need to quit being noisy, bigoted idiots!" one side shouts.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO STOP YELLING AT US TO KEEP IT DOWN Alexandra Petri 2011
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Congress and the White House must hold onto courage, heart, and mind to stop the types of ill-intentioned, myopic, inhumane laws such as SB1070 and SB56, and get back to work on smart, humane, and sensible updates to our nation's broken and inconsistent immigration laws.
Jorge-Mario Cabrera: Dogs Bark Because We Gallop Jorge-Mario Cabrera 2011
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Bottom line: These new features may appeal to users totally immersed in social networking, but they come at the cost of sharing much more personal data with unknown, possibly ill-intentioned, parties.
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"You noisy, bigoted idiots need to stop being ill-intentioned imbeciles!" the other yells back.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO STOP YELLING AT US TO KEEP IT DOWN Alexandra Petri 2011
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Congress and the White House must hold onto courage, heart, and mind to stop the types of ill-intentioned, myopic, inhumane laws such as SB1070 and SB56, and get back to work on smart, humane, and sensible updates to our nation's broken and inconsistent immigration laws.
Jorge-Mario Cabrera: Dogs Bark Because We Gallop Jorge-Mario Cabrera 2011
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It's not because they're ill-intentioned and they don't love America.
Bill Schneider: Psssst... Marco Rubio Will Be on the Ticket Bill Schneider 2011
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Poor public policy is not always at the hands of ill-intentioned individuals.
Randy Miller: Is Camden Destined to Hear the Same Ole Song? Randy Miller 2011
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We meet a suitably multi-ethnic cast in this Washington-based tale, and the characters—good-hearted, ill-intentioned or in between—are shown by Mr. Pelecanos with loving clarity, free of cliché, condescension or illusion.
Soldiering On When Trouble Breaks Out Tom Nolan 2011
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It's not because they're ill-intentioned and they don't love America.
Bill Schneider: Psssst... Marco Rubio Will Be on the Ticket Bill Schneider 2011
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If a counselor wanted to communicate with a camper, he would have to call his or her home phone or write a letter, both of which would have to go through a parent, reducing the chances of ill-intentioned activity.
Hemanshu Nigam: Alert: Camp Counselor Enters Digital Age Hemanshu Nigam 2011
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