biddable

[ bid-uh-buh l ]

/ ˈbɪd ə bəl /

Cards. adequate to bid upon: a biddable suit.

willing to do what is asked; obedient; tractable; docile: a biddable child.

that may be acquired by bidding: biddable merchandise.

Origin of biddable

First recorded in 1820–30; bid¹ + -able

bid·da·bil·i·ty, bid·da·ble·ness, noun bid·da·bly, adverb un·bid·da·ble, adjective

bid-up, bida, bidactyly, bidarka, bidault, biddable, biddeford, bidden, bidding, bidding prayer, biddle

"Look how biddable he was about goin' back to the Works," she continued.

The Turmoil |Booth Tarkington
The girl obeyed implicitly, "as if she were a good, biddable child," thought Jim.

The Stolen Singer |Martha Idell Fletcher Bellinger
Barbara did as he commanded with the expression of a biddable child.

The Penalty |Gouverneur Morris
He was a biddable enough beast, and, being a little deaf, he knew not fear.

The Men of the Moss-Hags |S. R. Crockett

And Art was always good and biddable with her; never gave any back-talk, or was contrary.

Candle and Crib |K. F. Purdon

biddable

/ (ˈbɪdəbəl) /

having sufficient value to be bid on, as a hand or suit at bridge

docile; obedient

biddableness, noun biddably, adverb