What does yieldingly mean?
Yieldingly means In a yielding way..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a yielding way..
He tooke her in his armes, as yet ſo coyiſh to be kiſt / As Mayds that knovv themſelues belou'd and yeeldingly reſiſt.
A sudden stillness came on them both, a sense of something momentous that must happen. Flory reached across and took her other hand. It came yieldingly, willingly.
The wet sand is as dark and more yieldingly solid than fudge and waking across a panful is a promenade in the Kingdom of Sweets.
Use yieldingly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Yieldingly means In a yielding way..
Common synonyms include obediently.
Possible antonyms include disobediently.
He tooke her in his armes, as yet ſo coyiſh to be kiſt / As Mayds that knovv themſelues belou'd and yeeldingly reſiſt.
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