unhelpful
Example Sentences
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“You only have so many tries” suggests his attempts to help could backfire; that language is inflammatory and shaming at worst and unhelpful at best.
From MarketWatch
It was unhelpful to "put pressure on the government to fulfil things which are impossible to fulfil," he said.
From Barron's
He said the draft code of conduct that had been provided was "poor", "unhelpful" and "raised more questions than answers".
From BBC
“While core revenues came in ahead of expectations and volume trends were encouraging, the cost miss was unhelpful and the 2026 guidance is insufficient to lift estimates this morning,” they write.
At one stage, Sherborne suggested "you choose to remember the things that might be helpful, and deliberately forget the things that might be unhelpful".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
