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1Helpful — Help ful, a. Furnishing help; giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary. [1913 Webster] Heavens make our presence and our practices Pleasant and helpful to him! Shak. {Help ful*ly}, adv. {Help ful*ness}, n. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
2Helpful Henry — was a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano. It first appeared in Beano issue 1, dated 30 July 1938.The central character is Henry, a young boy who attempts to be helpful but ends up doing more harm than good usually as a result of a… …
3helpful — index ancillary (auxiliary), beneficial, benevolent, charitable (lenient), constructive (creative) …
4helpful — late 14c., from HELP (Cf. help) (n.) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Helpfully; helpfulness …
5helpful — [adj] beneficial, beneficent accessible, accommodating, advantageous, applicable, benevolent, bettering, caring, conducive, considerate, constructive, contributive, convenient, cooperative, crucial, effectual, efficacious, essential, favorable,… …
6helpful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) giving or ready to give help. 2) useful. DERIVATIVES helpfully adverb helpfulness noun …
7helpful — [help′fəl] adj. giving help; of service; useful helpfully adv. helpfulness n …
8helpful — help|ful W3S2 [ˈhelpfəl] adj 1.) providing useful help in making a situation better or easier ▪ Thank you for your advice; it s been very helpful. it is helpful (for sb) to do sth ▪ It is helpful to discuss your problems with your friends. ▪ It… …
9helpful — help|ful [ helpfəl ] adjective ** 1. ) a helpful person helps you by doing something or by giving you useful advice or information: a traditional hotel with friendly and very helpful staff You ve been most helpful. 2. ) useful or providing help:… …
10helpful — [[t]he̱lpfʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as helpful, you mean that they help you in some way, such as doing part of your job for you or by giving you advice or information. The staff in the London office are helpful but only have… …
