Biddably

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a biddable manner, compliantly.

    ""Thank God for colonels, thought Mrs. Miniver; sweet creatures, so easily entertained, so biddably diverted from senseless controversy into comfortable monologue: there was nothing in the world so restful as a really good English colonel.""

Example

More examples

""Thank God for colonels, thought Mrs. Miniver; sweet creatures, so easily entertained, so biddably diverted from senseless controversy into comfortable monologue: there was nothing in the world so restful as a really good English colonel.""

Etymology

From biddable + -ly.

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