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biddable, a.|ˈbɪdəb(ə)l|
Also bidable.
[f. bid + -able. Of Scotch origin.]
1. Ready to do what is bidden, obedient, willing, docile.
1826J. Wilson Noct. Ambr. Wks. 1864 I. 259 Judicious, regular..and biddable contributors. 1848Dickens Dombey (C.D. ed.) 61, I never saw a more biddable woman. 1862H. Kingsley Ravenshoe xliv. (1864) 265 A more gentle and biddable invalid..can hardly be conceived.
2. Card-playing. Of a hand, suit, etc.: capable of being bid; strong enough to warrant a bid.
1926M. C. Work Auction Bridge Complete i. vi. 56 Either suit is biddable because both have length. 1929― Compl. Contract Bridge v. 79 If he has a biddable suit,..he unhesitatingly bids two of his best suit. 1959Listener 22 Jan. 189/2 The slam is hardly biddable.
Hence ˈbiddableness, ˈbiddably adv. Sc. |