English Explanatory Dictionary

helply

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Aiding; assisting; ready to help; helpful.

Word forms

helply helplier more helply helpliest most helply

Etymology

From Middle English helply, equivalent to help + -ly. Cognate with Middle Low German hulplik (“helply”), Middle High German helflich, helfelich (“helply”).

Synonyms

helpsome

Derived words

helpliness
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