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yieldingly

[yeel-ding]

yield·ing

[yeel-ding]
adjective
1.
inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
2.
tending to give way, especially under pressure; flexible; supple; pliable: a yielding mattress.
3.
(of a crop, soil, etc.) producing a yield; productive.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English: owing; see yield, -ing2

yield·ing·ly, adverb
yield·ing·ness, noun
non·yield·ing, adjective
un·yield·ing, adjective
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yielding (ˈjiːldɪŋ)
 
adj
1.  compliant, submissive, or flexible
2.  pliable or soft: a yielding material
 
'yieldingly
 
adv
 
'yieldingness
 
n

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