obliging

[ uh-blahy-jing ]
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adjective
  1. willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.

Origin of obliging

1
First recorded in 1630–40; oblige + -ing2

Other words for obliging

Other words from obliging

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

Words Nearby obliging

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British Dictionary definitions for obliging

obliging

/ (əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. ready to do favours; agreeable; kindly

Derived forms of obliging

  • obligingly, adverb
  • obligingness, noun

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