"unhelpful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈhɛlpfəl/ Forms: more unhelpful [comparative], most unhelpful [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + helpful. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|helpful|id1=negative}} un- + helpful Head templates: {{en-adj}} unhelpful (comparative more unhelpful, superlative most unhelpful)
  1. Not providing help or assistance; not helpful. Translations (not helpful): 無益 (Chinese Mandarin), 无益 (wúyì) (Chinese Mandarin), uhjælpsom (Danish), auttamaton (Finnish), unhilfreich (German), uhjelpsom (Norwegian Bokmål), nieprzydatny (Polish)
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      "sense": "not helpful",
      "word": "無益"
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      "sense": "not helpful",
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      "sense": "not helpful",
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