unhelpful

/ ʌnˈhɛlpfʊl /

adjective

1. not serving a useful function

Example Sentences

The charity said that their head, Fearghal McKinney, had a phone call with O'Neill in which she "agreed recent comments by her and party colleagues questioning the BHF’s due diligence process were unhelpful".

From BBC

The company developed an algorithm that identifies and filters out "unhelpful" reviews – and that includes reviews that are too short.

From Salon

Often we label emotions as good or bad, and this can result in fear, avoidance, and unhelpful coping strategies such as emotional eating.

From Salon

"I eventually felt it was unhelpful, which was why I stopped funding Just Stop Oil and began focusing on stopping the Tories," he said.

From BBC

"Or it might have meant that in some way, that it was not unhelpful for a reset between the Royal Family and the British public."

From BBC

Related Words

• empty
• unproductive
• useless