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helplessly

[help-lis]

adjective

unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.

deprived of strength or power; powerless; incapacitated: They were helpless with laughter.

affording no help.

Origin:
1125–75; Middle English; see help, -less

Related forms

help·less·ly, adverb

help·less·ness, noun

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helpless (ˈhɛlplɪs)

—*adj*
1.	unable to manage independently
2.	made powerless or weak: they were helpless from so much giggling
3.	without help

'helplessly

—*adv*

'helplessness

—n

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