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helplessly
1. adv. Without protection or assistance.
The fish flopped helplessly in the tiny remaining pool.
2. adv. Without the ability to help oneself.
The boy rolled on the floor laughing helplessly.
3. adv. Without the ability to react actively.
The spectators gaped helplessly as the balloon approached the power lines.

Example Sentences

She stops crying and looks up helplessly at him.  I have to measure movement and grace and beauty like a miser tripping over my own remembered strength, quietly reassuring a speed that is no longer there, relying on laughter and the gymnastics of a learned voice, as other muscles seem to helplessly melt into the skin, becoming dry and hard.

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