Yield"ing, a. Inclined to give way,
or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding
temper.
Yielding 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. -- 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, n.
Yield"ing, a. Inclined to give way,
or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding
temper.
Yielding 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. -- 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, n.
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