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adjective

Helpless adj.

Destitute of help or strength; unable to help or defend one's self; needing help; feeble; weak; as, a helpless infant. "How shall I then your helpless fame defend?"

Beyond help; irremediable. "Some helpless disagreement or dislike, either of mind or body."

Bringing no help; unaiding. (Obs.) "Yet since the gods have been Helpless foreseers of my plagues."

Unsupplied; destitute; with of. (R.) "Helpless of all that human wants require."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Helpless" Quotes from Famous Books

... his. He gave a quick glance at the door, and saw with relief that the key was in the lock, and that the bolt prevented anybody coming in unexpectedly. Then he gazed once more at the body of his friend, which lay in such a helpless-looking attitude upon the floor. He looked at the body with a feeling of mild curiosity, and wondered what there was about the lines of the figure on the floor that so certainly betokened death rather than sleep, even though the face was turned away from him. ...

— In a Steamer Chair And Other Stories • Robert Barr

... it, screaming with laughter, but when they caught up to the rolling ball and discovered their well-known, mischievous Zip rolled up so tight he was helpless, they clapped their hands with delight. He looked so crestfallen and funny that they forgave him on the spot for the loss of their candy. How they did shout with laughter as they were trying to get the ...

— Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier • Frances Trego Montgomery

... despairing jerk at the black ribbon of his glasses, leaned back in his chair, helpless with perplexity. Why on earth did she give him back his money? He could not follow her mental processes. He said as much to Mrs. Richie the next time he went to see her. He went to see her quite often in those days. For the convenience of David and Elizabeth, a doorway had been cut in the ...

— The Iron Woman • Margaret Deland

... to ask,' he said, turning towards where Barnaby stood looking on, 'that one who has the gift of sight, would lay this out for me in bread to keep me on my way? Heaven's blessing on the young feet that will bestir themselves in aid of one so helpless as ...

— Barnaby Rudge • Charles Dickens

... not believe it. When he was about fourteen, and riding in a stage-coach on the way to Moosehead Lake, two other boys in the coach began tormenting him. When he tried to fight them off, he found himself helpless. Either of them could handle him, could hit him and prevent him from hitting back. He decided that it was a matter of self-respect for a boy to know how to protect himself and he learned ...

— Theodore Roosevelt • Edmund Lester Pearson

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