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[ adjective ] providing assistance or serving a useful function
Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Some companies find a little imagination helpful . (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)Which American ambassadors could provide helpful advice ? (Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)Garth was prepared to be helpful in what he referred to with fastidious distaste as this unfortunate Johnston affair , which would not , he said more than once , have ever come_about if Mrs._Meeker had only seen fit to consult Mr._Hohlbein or him about it . |
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[ adjective ] of service or assistance
Examples "a child who is helpful around the house can save the mother many steps" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)The electric gadget is most helpful when there are many crowned teeth and in individuals who are elderly , bedfast with a chronic disease , or are handicapped by disorders such_as cerebral_palsy or muscular_dystrophy . ("Editorials"...)Tanks lined_up at the border will be no_more helpful . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)And dancing_school , so helpful in artistic and psychological development , also contributes to this essential early training - and can contribute even more . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] showing a willingness to cooperate
Examples "a helpful cooperative patient" "parents hope to raise children who are considerate and helpful to others" Related terms |
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