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Meaning
Adv
●
Without
protection
or assistance.
●
Without the ability to help oneself.
●
Without the ability to
react
actively.
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Origin
helplessly
English
-ly
English
-lice
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ly
Middle English (1100-1500)
helpless
English
helples
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Powerlessly
Impotently
Motionless
Listlessly
Hopelessly
Silently
Impassively
Lifelessly
Uselessly
Limply
Mutely
Ineffectually
Nervously
Aimlessly
Awkwardly
Forlornly
Futilely
Glumly
Furiously
Cowering
Desperately
Uncontrollably
Fearfully
Blankly
Naked
Trapped
Fruitlessly
Feebly
Impatiently
Madly
Silent
Frantically
Shuddered
Anxiously
Trembling
Defenselessly
Crying
Longingly
Terrified
Quietly
Dead
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