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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 yieldingly
 (ad.)聽從地;易彎曲地

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.
 Syn: -- Obsequious; attentive.
 Usage: -- 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.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 yieldingly
      adv : in an obedient manner; "obediently she slipped off her right
            shoe and stocking" [syn: obediently] [ant: disobediently]