How many syllables in obligingly?

There are 4 syllables in the word obligingly.

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How to pronounce obligingly:

Definition of obligingly:

obligingly (adjective):: willing to do favors helpful

Synonyms for obligingly:

alternately

desirably

either

gladly

instead

readily

voluntarily

wishfully

Antonyms for obligingly:

abruptly

audaciously

awkwardly

balkily

biliously

bloody-mindedly

bluntly

boorishly

brusquely

cantankerously

cavalierly

cheekily

chippily

cholerically

churlishly

contrarily

contrariously

contumeliously

crabbedly

crabbily

crassly

crossly

crotchetily

crudely

crustily

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