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Yieldingly

Yielding \Yield"ing\, a. Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper.

Yielding and paying (Law), the initial words of that clause in leases in which the rent to be paid by the lessee is mentioned and reserved.
--Burrill.

Syn: Obsequious; attentive.

Usage: Yielding, Obsequious, Attentive. In many cases a man may be attentive or yielding in a high degree without any sacrifice of his dignity; but he who is obsequious seeks to gain favor by excessive and mean compliances for some selfish end. [1913 Webster] -- Yield"ing*ly, adv. -- Yield"ing*ness, n.

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yieldingly

adv. In a yielding way.

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yieldingly

adv. in an obedient manner; "obediently she slipped off her right shoe and stocking" [syn: obediently] [ant: disobediently]

Usage examples of "yieldingly".

She danced with Roland and even with Dan Sellars, more gracefully, more yieldingly than she had the last few nights.

I remember closing my eyes an instant, yieldingly, consciously, as before the excess of something beautiful that shone out of the blue of her own.

She released her brassiere and slid it up over one breast and then the other, letting it cling just beneath her shoulders while her softly resilient breasts pressed yieldingly against the shell.