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Adverb for willing to accept or agree to something without objection or resistance
“His yielding compliance to the King's wishes led to his advancement during Henry's life, but ultimately contributed to his downfall and his martyrdom.”
(somewhat rare) Adverb for susceptible to influence by suggestion
“I know not which is most injurious to the yielding minds of the young.”
Adverb for soft or flexible in texture or structure
“A similar thought floated through each brain as they settled themselves among the yielding cushions.”
Adverb for mushy in texture, resembling a marsh or quagmire
“But, by some good luck, one final shove of the oars sent the light boat through the yielding mud, and into a little depression beyond.”
Adverb for droopy, lacking in stiffness or firmness
“It is the stubborn oak, not the yielding willow, that breaks rather than bend before the blast.”
Adverb for kind or lenient, often to excess
Adverb for fertile, capable of producing in abundance
Adverb for resembling or consisting of pulp
Adverb for willing to make concessions or characterized by pacifism
Adverb for needing very little effort
Adverb for lacking bodily or structural strength
Adverb for lacking strength of character to follow one's own principles
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