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obliging Definition

oblig·ing (ə blījiŋ, ō-)

adjective

ready to do favors; helpful; courteous; accommodating

obliging Related Forms

oblig·ingly adverb

obliging Synonyms

obliging

modif.

obliging Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

find: Carp Another quite week although the few carp anglers that did fish found the carp surprisingly obliging.

Modifies a noun

  • pair: On our way out, a small copse of riverine trees had an obliging pair of White-tailed Blue Flycatchers that saved the afternoon.
  • male: Update 18th March Photo Gallery An obliging male Marsh Harrier at Grove Ferry today captured here.
  • bird: Fortunately, a more obliging bird showed well the following day.
  • staff: Pros: Everything was basically great with very friendly obliging staff.
  • man: In fact, either through training or because he is a naturally obliging man, Burland did everything right.
  • disposition: The British Journal said he was " a man of very obliging disposition.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: Dr. Robinson said: " He was a very obliging turtle.
  • quite: These butterflies are quite a challenge to photograph, sometimes you can't get within eight feet and other times they seem quite obliging.
  • so: Debbie is so obliging, considerate, caring and amusing.
  • particularly: Despite the hot weather, Mike Peers found the bream and tench particularly obliging when he fished peg 68 on the island bank.
  • too: She is also too obliging for her own good.
  • extremely: A special thanks to Brett Wendorf who was extremely obliging, generous with his time and is an asset to your team.

Used with adjective complement

prove: The males often proved more obliging than the females.

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