yieldingly


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yield·ing

 (yēl′dĭng)
adj.
Inclined to give way to pressure, argument, or influence; docile.
yield′ing·ly adv.
yield′ing·ness n.
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Adv.1.yieldingly - in an obedient manner; "obediently she slipped off her right shoe and stocking"
obediently
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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.
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As is often the case with playing along, it seemed to yieldingly bleed into the realm of the ominous.
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