helplessly
About 1.39 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adverb Without protection or assistance.
The fish flopped helplessly in the tiny remaining pool.
- adverb Without the ability to help oneself.
The boy rolled on the floor laughing helplessly.
- adverb Without the ability to react actively.
The spectators gaped helplessly as the balloon approached the power lines.
Similar words
impotently unable to help defenselessly vulnerably weakly powerlessly ineffectually unavailingly ineptly unaidedly
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