acquiesce
verb (used without object)
to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent.
acquiescingly
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a word derived from
acquiesce.
Example Sentences
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He turns aside, acquiescingly: he has given up a life of noble aspiration, and now hands over his despairing heart in surrender to the powers of darkness.
From Robert Browning: How to Know Him by William Lyon Phelps
He sat a long time, looking at the floor, and at intervals muttering to himself and nodding his head acquiescingly or shaking it in mild protest.
From Roughing It, Part 7. by Mark Twain
Walden absorbed in getting his punt out, only smiled and nodded acquiescingly.
From God's Good Man by Marie Corelli
On the other hand, virtue often suffers needlessly and acquiescingly.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
Mrs. Evelyn bowed her head acquiescingly, and seemed to enjoy her apple.
From Queechy, Volume I by Susan Warner
