helpful

[ help-fuhl ]
/ ˈhɛlp fəl /
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adjective

giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.

Origin of helpful

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at help, -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM helpful

Words nearby helpful

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Words related to unhelpful

fruitless, futile, unproductive, useless, empty, rambling, hollow, aimless, desultory, feckless, fustian, good-for-nothing, haphazard, hit-or-miss, indiscriminate, irregular, meaningless, needless, nonsensical, pointless

Example sentences from the Web for unhelpful

British Dictionary definitions for unhelpful (1 of 2)

unhelpful
/ (ʌnˈhɛlpfʊl) /

adjective

not serving a useful function

British Dictionary definitions for unhelpful (2 of 2)

helpful
/ (ˈhɛlpfʊl) /

adjective

serving a useful function; giving help

Derived forms of helpful

helpfully, adverb helpfulness, noun