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helplessly

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help·less  (hlpls)
adj.
1. Unable to help oneself; powerless or incompetent.
2. Lacking support or protection: They were left helpless in the storm.
3. Impossible to control; involuntary: helpless laughter.
helpless·ly adv.
helpless·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.helplesslyhelplessly - in a helpless manner; "the crowd watched him helplessly"
impotently, unable to help
Translations
helplessly [ˈhɛlplɪslɪ] adv [watch] → sans pouvoir rien faire
helplessly [ˈhɛlplɪslɪ] help adv → hilflos
helplessly [ˈhɛlplɪslɪ] adv [watch] → senza poter fare nulla


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But now this head was swaying helplessly with the uneven movements of the bearers, and the cold listless gaze fixed itself upon nothing.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
They are rather helplessly frank, but not, I hope, with all their rather helpless frankness, offensively frank.
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The cabman looked helplessly about him with a bewildered, questioning gaze, as one to whom alone of all men this unheard-of and extraordinary thing had happened.
Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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