obligingly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋli/ UK /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋli/ See IPA manual

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adv
in a helpful and accommodating manner

He obligingly carried the heavy bags up the stairs for the elderly tenant.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a helpful and... helpfullyaccommodatinglycooperativelyagreeably graciously

Opposites

disobliginglygrudgingly

Word family

Related forms oblige obliging obligingness

Etymology

From obliging (present participle of oblige, from Latin obligare, 'to bind to') plus the adverbial suffix -ly.

obligare Latin ligare Latin

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# obligingly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** əˈblaɪdʒɪŋli
**IPA (UK):** əˈblaɪdʒɪŋli

## Meanings
1. in a helpful and accommodating manner

## Examples
- He obligingly carried the heavy bags up the stairs for the elderly tenant.

## Synonyms
- helpfully
- accommodatingly
- cooperatively
- agreeably
- graciously

## Antonyms
- disobligingly
- grudgingly

## Related Forms
- oblige
- obliging
- obligingness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: obligare
- Root: ligare

## Etymology
From obliging (present participle of oblige, from Latin obligare, 'to bind to') plus the adverbial suffix -ly.

## AI Etymology
Obligingly is from obliging (present participle of oblige, from Latin obligare, 'to bind to') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. Important recorded forms include obligare (Latin) and ligare (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers in a helpful and accommodating manner. The wider family includes related words such as oblige, obliging, and obligingness.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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