helpful

adj

helpful

adj

/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/

Etymology From Middle English helpful; equivalent to help + -ful.

1

Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.

a helpful clue
a helpful person

1 more example

[…]inſtructe the yonge Chyrurgiane, becauſe that vvithout making any great delaye, he might be adiuvable & helpefull to the patient vvith theſe remedyes vvhich conſequently follovve.1597, Jacques Guillemeau, translated by A. M., The Frenche chirurgerye, Dort: Iſaac Canin, page 48:

Synonyms: friendly, obliging
Derived terms: helpfully, helpfulness, nonhelpful, overhelpful, unhelpful, unhelpfully

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