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intencionado

intentional

adjective een-ten-syoh-NAH-doh Rare

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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