obliging

[ uh-blahy-jing ]
/ əˈblaɪ dʒɪŋ /
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adjective

willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.
obligating.

Origin of obliging

First recorded in 1630–40; oblige + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM obliging

o·blig·ing·ly, adverb o·blig·ing·ness, noun un·o·blig·ing, adjective

Words nearby obliging

obligato, obligatory, oblige, obligee, obligement, obliging, obligor, oblique, oblique angle, oblique circular cone, oblique circular cylinder

Words related to obligingly

agreeably, kindly

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British Dictionary definitions for obligingly

obliging
/ (əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ) /

adjective

ready to do favours; agreeable; kindly

Derived forms of obliging

obligingly, adverb obligingness, noun