"helply" meaning in All languages combined

See helply on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: helplier [comparative], more helply [comparative], helpliest [superlative], most helply [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English helply, equivalent to help + -ly. Cognate with Middle Low German hulplik (“helply”), Middle High German helflich, helfelich (“helply”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|helply}} Middle English helply, {{suffix|en|help|ly}} help + -ly, {{cog|gml|hulplik||helply}} Middle Low German hulplik (“helply”), {{cog|gmh|helflich}} Middle High German helflich Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} helply (comparative helplier or more helply, superlative helpliest or most helply)
  1. (UK dialectal) Aiding; assisting; ready to help; helpful. Tags: UK, dialectal Synonyms: helpsome Derived forms: helpliness
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