Definition of helpfull
1. helpful [ a ] 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 .
Synonyms helpful Related Terms unhelpful laborsaving stabilising face-saving stabilizing facilitatory facilitative right-hand accommodating adjuvant kind implemental ministering assistive right-hand steadying reformative useful cooperative encouraging accommodating2. helpful [ a ] of service or assistance
Examples:
"a child who is helpful around the house can save the mother many steps"
(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 .
Synonyms helpful Related Terms useful3. helpful [ a ] showing a willingness to cooperate
Examples:
"a helpful cooperative patient"
"parents hope to raise children who are considerate and helpful to others"
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