Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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helpless | No | Yes | No | No |
hopeless | No | Yes | No | No |
helpless (adjective) | hopeless (adjective) |
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unable to manage independently | without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success |
unable to function; without help | (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform |
lacking in or deprived of strength or power | certain to fail |
of a person unable to do something skillfully |