helpful
Americanadjective
adjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Word Forms
- helpfully adverb
- helpfulness noun
- overhelpful adjective
- overhelpfully adverb
- overhelpfulness noun
- quasi-helpful adjective
- quasi-helpfully adverb
- unhelpful adjective
- unhelpfully adverb
Etymology
Origin of helpful
Example Sentences
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Playing devil’s advocate: He may be responding to a new person in his home who is being kind and helpful.
From MarketWatch
Sometimes you go through these patches but hopefully this will be helpful towards building good form.
From BBC
Brand new craft sets, remote controlled cars, soft toys, lego are especially helpful, she said.
From BBC
Dominick Perrotta, an insurance adjuster who cared for his dying mom, repeated this mantra every time a negative thought popped into his head: “This is not helpful.”
Hot showers are also widely reported as helpful.
From Science Daily
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