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much obliged

much obliged adjective: grateful.

Adjective

much obliged (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Grateful.

Interjection

  1. Thank you.

Questions about much obliged

What does much obliged mean?
Much obliged means grateful.
What part of speech is much obliged?
Much obliged can be an adjective or an interjection.

Words near much obliged in the dictionary

  1. Much Hadham
  2. Much Hoole
  3. much less
  4. Much Marcle
  5. much needed
  6. much obliged
  7. much of a muchness
  8. much scribbling
  9. much to be said
  10. much too
  11. Much Wenlock

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