Also means
deliberate
Usage Note
Intencionado can be neutral (a well-aimed comment) or carry a loaded nuance depending on the modifier: bien intencionado (well-meaning) vs mal intencionado (malicious). Without a modifier the word often implies premeditation, especially in legal or negative contexts — contrast with involuntario (unintentional). The adverb is intencionadamente.
Examples
"Fue un insulto mal intencionado."
Natural Translation
It was a malicious insult.
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