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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
helpful/ˈhelpfl/

▶adjective

1 giving or ready to give help.

2 useful.

– derivatives
helpfully adverb,
helpfulness noun.

'helpful' also found in these Oxford entries:

backwards - boon - brick - convenience - friend - godsend - good - goodwill - helpmate - obliging - Samaritan - servant - serve - trump - turn - unhelpful - unobliging - weight

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