Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • That may or can be yielded.
  • That may or can yield; inclined to yield; complying.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective rare Disposed to yield or comply.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective archaic Disposed to yield or comply.
  • adjective engineering Capable of yielding under pressure, rather than being bent or snapped.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

yield +‎ -able

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