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Definition of "unhelpful" []

  • Not providing help or assistance; not helpful. (adjective)

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Use "unhelpful" in a sentence
  • "Just to the left of the bulletin board, equally unread and unhelpful, is a small sign which warns the public against intimidating or attacking council staff."
  • "Neither set of facts is totally accurate, and at times both point in unhelpful directions."
  • "The other point on which our news organs,, here and abroad, have been profoundly unhelpful is just how is the insurgency being sustained."