obligingly

adv

obligingly

adv

Etymology From obliging + -ly.

1

In an obliging manner; so as to oblige another; as a favour to another.

  • 'I'll see to that for you, Miss Clara,' he said obligingly.1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 82:
  • Speaker obligingly changed the angle of his cutting.1970, Larry Niven, Ringworld, page 252:

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