Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an obliging manner; with ready compliance and a desire to serve or be of service; with courteous readiness; kindly; complaisantly: as, he very obligingly showed us over his establishment.
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- adverb In an
obliging manner.
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- adverb in accommodation
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Examples
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Bahlul, whose name means "buffoon" in Arabic, obligingly kisses the feet and shines the shoes of an Israeli soldier, drawn with an enormous nose and pointed ears like a devil's.
NY Post: News 2010
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Bahlul, whose name means "buffoon" in Arabic, obligingly kisses the feet and shines the shoes of an Israeli soldier, drawn with an enormous nose and pointed ears like a devil's.
NY Post: News 2010
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As the Pueblo Chieftain's Peter Roper reports, kind of obligingly we must say, about CD-3 candidate Scott Tipton's plans for the federal budget:
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Myron has found happiness in a previous novel with “9/11 widow” (as she is called) Ali, but that relationship is now on the rocks so Myron obligingly takes a flight to France and meets Terese.
Long Lost, by Harlan Coben Maxine 2009
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Myron has found happiness in a previous novel with “9/11 widow” (as she is called) Ali, but that relationship is now on the rocks so Myron obligingly takes a flight to France and meets Terese.
PETRONA Maxine 2009
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DAWG: Just give me the GD ticket. (which he obligingly did - I do not recommend this sort of discourse with a cop)
Disgusting Thieves 2009
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 With Daddy Bat out of the picture, Batgirl suddenly sneaks up and accosts Green Arrow, who obligingly tries to skewer her.
Batman and The Outsiders #4 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Myron has found happiness in a previous novel with “9/11 widow” (as she is called) Ali, but that relationship is now on the rocks so Myron obligingly takes a flight to France and meets Terese.
May 2009 Maxine 2009
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She always laughs, joking about what's really in the tablets but swallows them obligingly.
Health Code Jules Archer 2011
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Myron has found happiness in a previous novel with “9/11 widow” (as she is called) Ali, but that relationship is now on the rocks so Myron obligingly takes a flight to France and meets Terese.
Book review Maxine 2009
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