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Webster 1913 Edition
Yielding
Yield′ing
,Adj.
Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating;
as, a
. yielding
temperYielding 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.
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– 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. Yield′ing-ly
, adv.
Yield′ing-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Yielding
YIELDING
, ppr.1.
Producing; affording; conceding; resigning; surrendering; allowing.2.
a. Inclined to give way or comply; flexible; accommodating; as a yielding temper.YIELDING
,Noun.