do-good \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\adjective ordo-good·ing\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷iŋ\ : designed sometimes impracticably and overzealously toward bettering the conditions under which others live < do-good schemes > < little patience with the do-gooding type of foreign aid — Time > • do-good·ism\-ˌizəm\noun-s