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helpless(dictionary)

helpless (iou)



helpless adjective. ME.
[from HELP noun + -LESS.]
Lacking help or assistance; needy. Often passing into sense 2. ME.
Which? Some..parts of a car are designed so that even if they do go wrong you aren't left helpless.
Unable to help oneself; incapable. ME.
P. Campbell Bill was so helpless with laughter that he missed me with the ruler altogether.
That cannot be helped or remedied. ME-L16.
Unhelpful. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
helplessly adverb L16.
helplessness noun M18.