an obliging neighbor. Her obliging nature wins friends.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
o|blig|ing — «uh BLY jihng», adjective. 1. willing to do favors; helpful; accommodating: »an obliging neighbor. Her obliging nature wins friends. 2. = obligatory. (Cf. ↑obligatory) –o|blig´ing|ly, adverb. –o|blig´ing|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
dis´o|blig´ing|ness — dis|o|blig|ing «DIHS uh BLY jihng», adjective. not obliging; unwilling to accommodate others: »a disobliging driver, disobliging neighbors. –dis´o|blig´ing|ly, adverb. –dis´o|blig´ing|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
dis´o|blig´ing|ly — dis|o|blig|ing «DIHS uh BLY jihng», adjective. not obliging; unwilling to accommodate others: »a disobliging driver, disobliging neighbors. –dis´o|blig´ing|ly, adverb. –dis´o|blig´ing|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
dis|o|blig|ing — «DIHS uh BLY jihng», adjective. not obliging; unwilling to accommodate others: »a disobliging driver, disobliging neighbors. –dis´o|blig´ing|ly, adverb. –dis´o|blig´ing|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
o|blig´ing|ness — o|blig|ing «uh BLY jihng», adjective. 1. willing to do favors; helpful; accommodating: »an obliging neighbor. Her obliging nature wins friends. 2. = obligatory. (Cf. ↑obligatory) –o|blig´ing|ly, adverb. –o|blig´ing|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
blig- — *blig germ.?, Verb: nhd. blinken, glänzen; ne. gleam (Verb), shine (Verb); Hinweis: s. *blaika ; Etymologie: s. ing. *bʰlē̆ig̑ ?, Verb, schimmern, glänzen, Pokorny 156; … Germanisches Wörterbuch
o|blig´er — o|blige «uh BLYJ», verb, o|bliged, o|blig|ing. –v.t. 1. to bind by a promise, contract, or duty; compel; force; require: »The law obliges parents to send their children to school. I am obliged to leave early to catch my train. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
obliging — o•blig•ing [[t]əˈblaɪ dʒɪŋ[/t]] adj. willing or eager to do favors; accommodating • Etymology: 1630–40 o•blig′ing•ly, adv. o•blig′ing•ness, n … From formal English to slang
obliging — o|blig|ing [ ə blaıdʒıŋ ] adjective willing to help someone: An obliging bellboy carried our bags to our room. ╾ o|blig|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disoblige — dis•o•blige [[t]ˌdɪs əˈblaɪdʒ[/t]] v. t. bliged, blig•ing 1) to refuse or neglect to oblige; act contrary to the desire or convenience of 2) to inconvenience • Etymology: 1595–1605; < MF dis o•blig′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
