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helpful

American  
[help-fuhl] / ˈhɛlp fəl /

adjective

  1. giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service.

    Your comments were very helpful.
    Synonyms:
    advantageous, beneficial, convenient, useful
    Antonyms:
    inconvenient, useless
helpful British  
/ ˈhɛlpfʊl /

adjective

  1. serving a useful function; giving help

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Other Word Forms

  • helpfully adverb
  • helpfulness noun
  • overhelpful adjective
  • overhelpfully adverb
  • overhelpfulness noun
  • quasi-helpful adjective
  • quasi-helpfully adverb
  • unhelpful adjective
  • unhelpfully adverb

Etymology

Origin of helpful

First recorded in 1300–50; help + -ful

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