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helplessly

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
helpless/ˈhelpləs/

▶adjective

1 unable to defend oneself or to act without help.

2 uncontrollable: helpless laughter.

– derivatives
helplessly adverb,
helplessness noun.

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