not helpful or useful; not willing to help someone an unhelpful response The taxi driver was being very unhelpful. opposite helpful
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NAmE//ʌnˈhɛlpfəli//
adverb “Who was that?” “No idea,” she replied unhelpfully.See unhelpful in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: unhelpful