Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Affording no aid. Unable to help one's self; helpless.
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- adjective Not providing
help orassistance ; nothelpful .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective providing no assistance
Etymologies
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Examples
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Just to the left of the bulletin board, equally unread and unhelpful, is a small sign which warns the public against intimidating or attacking council staff.
February 2009 2009
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Just to the left of the bulletin board, equally unread and unhelpful, is a small sign which warns the public against intimidating or attacking council staff.
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Neither set of facts is totally accurate, and at times both point in unhelpful directions.
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Neither set of facts is totally accurate, and at times both point in unhelpful directions.
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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The other point on which our news organs,, here and abroad, have been profoundly unhelpful is just how is the insurgency being sustained.
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If I want to start a movement to stop the war in Iraq in this country, one thing I would find unhelpful is if, say, North Korean publicized that it was in contact with my organization, and willing to give me money.
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We also see people who have never suffered any major consequences from drinking who find the disease label unhelpful and unacceptable.
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
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We also see people who have never suffered any major consequences from drinking who find the disease label unhelpful and unacceptable.
unknown title 2009
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We also see people who have never suffered any major consequences from drinking who find the disease label unhelpful and unacceptable.
unknown title 2009
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We also see people who have never suffered any major consequences from drinking who find the disease label unhelpful and unacceptable.
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
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