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- noun The state of being
unhelpful .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an inability to be helpful
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Examples
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But Sir Muir's inquiry found there was "unhelpfulness" in CRU's response to Freedom of
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But Sir Muir's inquiry found there was "unhelpfulness" in CRU's response to Freedom of
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However, it did criticise the openness of scientists and the university's "unhelpfulness" in response to Freedom of Information Requests.
EDP24 News 2010
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He would like to trump McInnis by calling out his "unhelpfulness" when politically expedient to do so now, but ultimately we predict Owens will be arguing McInnis 'centrist case next year.
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Major had the advantage that most people at least agreed on his definition of cones being plastic items with a fluorescent tip and, if they were honest, shared his opinion of their unhelpfulness.
The 'big society' is collapsing under its inherent absurdity | Catherine Bennett 2011
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Often, I lose my temper because I'm actually feeling guilty about my own unhelpfulness.
Gretchen Rubin: 6 Questions to Help You Keep Your Cool Instead of Losing Your Temper Gretchen Rubin 2011
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So she springs toward me, the Energizer Bunny of unhelpfulness.
Camo Girl Kekla magoon 2011
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Often, I lose my temper because I'm actually feeling guilty about my own unhelpfulness.
Gretchen Rubin: 6 Questions to Help You Keep Your Cool Instead of Losing Your Temper Gretchen Rubin 2011
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So she springs toward me, the Energizer Bunny of unhelpfulness.
Camo Girl Kekla magoon 2011
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I think this points to the unhelpfulness of using overly broad terms in this argument.
Matthew Yglesias » Social Democracy and Global Competitiveness 2010
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