un obliging

o·blig·ing

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

Origin:
1630–40; oblige + -ing2

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


1. helpful, kind, friendly.
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obliging (əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
ready to do favours; agreeable; kindly
 
o'bligingly
 
adv
 
o'bligingness
 
n

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obliging
"willing to do service or favors," 1630s, from oblige. Related: Obligingly.
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