Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helply

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
helply
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Aiding; assisting; ready to help; helpful.

British usage

Etymology

From Middle English helply, equivalent to help + -ly. Cognate with Middle Low German hulplik (“helply”), Middle High German helflich, helfelich (“helply”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

helplier (comparative) more helply (comparative) helpliest (superlative) most helply (superlative)

Derived Forms

helpliness

Synonyms

helpsome

Questions

What does helply mean?
Aiding; assisting; ready to help; helpful.
Where does helply come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce helply

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