unhelpful
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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This book takes aim at what the author calls the “therapy-speak” that means well but creates an unhelpful shorthand for the more complicated problems crying out for a better means of expression.
From Los Angeles Times
He described the legal action as "unhelpful, premature and the wrong way for doing these things".
From BBC
A photo of Coal’s drawing of Allana Hastings, complete with unhelpful cat, was expanded across the screen.
From Literature
One head teachers' union said using Ofsted to "police" schools' mobile phone policies was "deeply unhelpful and misguided".
From BBC
This tic has been a conspicuous and unhelpful feature of Japanese policymaking in recent decades.
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