helply

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adjective

Aiding; assisting; ready to help; helpful.

Similar
helpsome
OriginMiddle English helply →
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Meanings

adjectivehelply (comparative helplier or more helply, superlative helpliest or most helply)

comparative helplier · comparative more helply · superlative helpliest · superlative most helply

  1. UKdialectalAiding; assisting; ready to help; helpful.

    Synonyms: helpsome

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAiding; assisting; ready to help; helpful.

Similar
helpsome
Also see
helpsome

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhelply
  2. Englishhelply

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

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APA

helply. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helply

MLA

“helply.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helply. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “helply,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helply.

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