helpfuladj.

Brit.

/ˈhɛlpf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈhɛlpf(ə)l/

Etymology: < help n. + -ful suffix.

Full of help; having the quality of rendering or affording help; useful, serviceable, profitable.

a. of persons.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [adjective]

lastfuleOE

helpinga1300

helplya1300

helpfulc1384

assistanta1400

succourablec1400

helpyc1440

aidant1449

adjutoryc1475

subsiduous1490

aidable1509

aidinga1525

aidful1535

adjuvant1574

adjuvable1598

assistful1600

auxiliary1605

recureful1606

seconda1616

succouring1616

coadjuvanta1625

adjutant1645

adjutorious1657

assisting1659

subventive1674

relievablea1693

subventitious1693

affording1873

succourful1898

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective] > specifically of person

helpfulc1384

necessary1425

serviceable1583

useful1612

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Macc. ii. 21 God be helpful to us.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 14395 Her owne lord ful of blis þat so helpful [Vesp. helpand] was to his.

1616 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliad xiii, in Whole Wks. Homer 182 But Aiax Telamonius, had many helpfull men.

1796 E. Burke Corr. IV. 404 My friend and kinsman, Nagle, who has indeed been very helpful to me.

1858 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 353 Charlotte is much kinder and helpfuller than Anne was.

b. of things.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective]

bricheeOE

behovelyc950

bihevec975

nutOE

behovingc1175

behovesomec1330

noteful1372

helpfulc1384

serviceablea1393

nait?a1425

meet?a1439

steadable1467

opportunea1475

utile?1483

of service1559

good1577

deservient1578

steadful1585

useful1596

servient1606

handy1616

utible1623

utilious1652

lucky1703

functional1808

utility1895

eufunctional1963

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Macc. iv. 56 Helpful thingis of heryingis.

c1450 Cov. Myst. (Shaks. Soc.) 77 I holde it helpfful that on of us with ȝow be had.

1599 R. Percyvall & J. Minsheu Spanish Gram. 21 Called Verbum auxiliarium, a helpfull verbe.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 39 Heauens make our presence and our practises Pleasant and helpfull to him.

a1779 W. Warburton Wks. IX. iii. (R.) A pursuit or an abhorrence of what is helpful or hurtful.

1883 Congregationalist Sept. 729 One of the ablest, helpfullest books on the subject.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	helpful
释义	helpfuladj. Brit. /ˈhɛlpf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈhɛlpf(ə)l/ Etymology: < help n. + -ful suffix. Full of help; having the quality of rendering or affording help; useful, serviceable, profitable. a. of persons. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [adjective] lastfuleOE helpinga1300 helplya1300 helpfulc1384 assistanta1400 succourablec1400 helpyc1440 aidant1449 adjutoryc1475 subsiduous1490 aidable1509 aidinga1525 aidful1535 adjuvant1574 adjuvable1598 assistful1600 auxiliary1605 recureful1606 seconda1616 succouring1616 coadjuvanta1625 adjutant1645 adjutorious1657 assisting1659 subventive1674 relievablea1693 subventitious1693 affording1873 succourful1898 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective] > specifically of person helpfulc1384 necessary1425 serviceable1583 useful1612 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Macc. ii. 21 God be helpful to us. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 14395 Her owne lord ful of blis þat so helpful [Vesp. helpand] was to his. 1616 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliad xiii, in Whole Wks. Homer 182 But Aiax Telamonius, had many helpfull men. 1796 E. Burke Corr. IV. 404 My friend and kinsman, Nagle, who has indeed been very helpful to me. 1858 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 353 Charlotte is much kinder and helpfuller than Anne was. b. of things. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective] bricheeOE behovelyc950 bihevec975 nutOE behovingc1175 behovesomec1330 noteful1372 helpfulc1384 serviceablea1393 nait?a1425 meet?a1439 steadable1467 opportunea1475 utile?1483 of service1559 good1577 deservient1578 steadful1585 useful1596 servient1606 handy1616 utible1623 utilious1652 lucky1703 functional1808 utility1895 eufunctional1963 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Macc. iv. 56 Helpful thingis of heryingis. c1450 Cov. Myst. (Shaks. Soc.) 77 I holde it helpfful that on of us with ȝow be had. 1599 R. Percyvall & J. Minsheu Spanish Gram. 21 Called Verbum auxiliarium, a helpfull verbe. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 39 Heauens make our presence and our practises Pleasant and helpfull to him. View more context for this quotation a1779 W. Warburton Wks. IX. iii. (R.) A pursuit or an abhorrence of what is helpful or hurtful. 1883 Congregationalist Sept. 729 One of the ablest, helpfullest books on the subject. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1384
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