obliging
willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.
Origin of obliging
1Other words for obliging
Other words from obliging
- o·blig·ing·ly, adverb
- o·blig·ing·ness, noun
- un·o·blig·ing, adjective
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How to use obliging in a sentence
The more obliging Sanders was, however, the sadder Sam'l grew.
Auld Licht Idylls | J. M. BarrieI shall venture to say, that you have never in your life received a more friendly and more obliging letter.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2) | John Hill BurtonA more obliging and affectionate husband I am convinced is not to be found on the Cape, few in the world!
Since the moon is no more obliging to the Alaskans than the sun is, what is a poor fellow to do?
Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska | Charles Warren StoddardGentlemen, you 're heartily welcome; I never met with three more obliging people since I was born!
The Beaux-Stratagem | George Farquhar
British Dictionary definitions for obliging
/ (əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ) /
ready to do favours; agreeable; kindly
Derived forms of obliging
- obligingly, adverb
- obligingness, noun
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