Tense
Tense adjective - Stretched with little or no give.
Usage example: a tense rope
Yielding
Yielding adjective - Not stiff in structure.
Usage example: after sitting on a hard bench for hours, I was happy to sink into the sofa's yielding cushions
Both words in one sentence
- One of the underlying realities of Touhou is that life in (and under) Gensokyo has turned a lot of its more volatile residents into examples, yielding, at its worst, a tense understanding between humans and youkai.
Source: My Species Doth Protest Too Much
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