unhelpful
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“You only have so many tries” suggests his attempts to help could backfire; that language is inflammatory and shaming at worst and unhelpful at best.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
It was unhelpful to "put pressure on the government to fulfil things which are impossible to fulfil," he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
"It's an unhelpful, adversarial, complex system that is designed to make you give up," Luxford told the BBC.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
The timing of the move is unhelpful since the lender is publishing full-year results this month and will outline its mid-term strategy in May.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
A photo of Coal’s drawing of Allana Hastings, complete with unhelpful cat, was expanded across the screen.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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