unobligingadj.

1645 W. Prynne Truth triumphing over Falshood 96 Their judgements..must either be altogether fruitlesse and un-obliging to any, or els indifferently binde all to voluntary or enforced conformity.

1650 T. B. Engagem. Vindicated 8 Not that I would hereby prejudice the Civil-world, by introducing an unobliging principle, to the Faith promised and oblig'd by Engagement.

1703 tr. S. von Pufendorf Of Law of Nature & Nations i. ii. 17/1 It may happen too that a thing in it self shall be unobliging and indifferent, and yet the performance or the omission of it shall..be more for our advantage and use.

1707 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Reflexions upon Politeness of Manners 169 The Head-Ach, Interest of her Health, Confusion of her Affairs, and a thousand other frivolous Excuses an unobliging Woman would use.

1782 F. Burney Cecilia I. 185 Till I have lawfully wreaked my vengeance upon this unobliging caitiff.

1819 L. Hoare Hints for Improvem. of Early Educ. & Nursery Discipline 58 It is true, he was unkind and unobliging.

1891 H. Herman His Angel 16 An uncivil, unobliging, ugly young brute.

1921 J. Whitall tr. ‘P. Hamp’ People 158 In spite of his numerous amusements, he admitted to only one rather unobliging friend.

1980 A. Clarke Last Voy. xii. 132 The stewards were so rude and unobliging.

2012 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 17 June (Seven section) 14 It's not as if he's stroppy or unobliging; it's just that he's not the sort of person who tells anecdotes or indulges in introspection.

1767 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 24 Aug. A most offensive politeness; which is..very unobligingly to tell you before hand, the whole business of every scene.

1876 R. F. Burton Two Trips Gorilla Land I. iv. 105 Supernaturalisms and preternaturalisms, which have unobligingly disappeared when Science most wants them.

1977 Economist 1 Oct. 48/1 Goliath, unobligingly, refused to fall dead before David.

2013 H. Evans MOB Rule vi. 102 I stare hopefully at the ‘Fasten seatbelt’ sign, willing it to switch off. The light remains unobligingly on.