Biddable

//ˈbɪdəbəl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Docile, amenable or compliant.

    "She was a quite biddable creature and good-hearted, but she had a flow of talk that was as steady as a mill, and made your head sore like the drays and wagons in a city."

  2. 2
    Suitable for bidding.
Adjective
  1. 1
    willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest wordnet

Example

More examples

"She was a quite biddable creature and good-hearted, but she had a flow of talk that was as steady as a mill, and made your head sore like the drays and wagons in a city."

Etymology

From bid + -able.

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