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unhelpful
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
unhelpful
(adjective)
unhelpful
/ˌʌn
ˈ
hɛlpfəl/
adjective
unhelpful
/ˌʌn
ˈ
hɛlpfəl/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNHELPFUL
[
more unhelpful; most unhelpful
]
:
giving no help
:
not helpful or useful
His advice was well-intended but
unhelpful
.
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— unhelpfully
adverb
— unhelpfulness
noun
[
noncount
]
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