unhelpful
adjective
un·help·ful
ˌən-ˈhelp-fəl 
Southern often -ˈhep-,
also -ˈheəp-
: offering no assistance : not helpful
a rude, unhelpful person
a confusing and unhelpful textbook
unhelpfully
adverb
unhelpfulness
noun
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Still, these narratives are unhelpful at best and potentially dangerous at worst.
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Ella Cerón, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
In many cases, the federal tax law’s existing provisions intended to help victims of disasters rebuild without facing taxes have been unhelpful or incomplete.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
At the other end of the spectrum were the complaints that the role was toothless and an unhelpful layer of bureaucracy.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
Trump choosing a confidante for this position and others creates unhelpful groupthink that could potentially lead to bad decision-making for U.S. students, Wil Del Pilar, senior vice president of the advocacy group The Education Trust, told ABC News.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Ella Cerón, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
In many cases, the federal tax law’s existing provisions intended to help victims of disasters rebuild without facing taxes have been unhelpful or incomplete.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
At the other end of the spectrum were the complaints that the role was toothless and an unhelpful layer of bureaucracy.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
Trump choosing a confidante for this position and others creates unhelpful groupthink that could potentially lead to bad decision-making for U.S. students, Wil Del Pilar, senior vice president of the advocacy group The Education Trust, told ABC News.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Unhelpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhelpful. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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