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biddable

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bid·da·ble  (bd-bl)
adj.
1. Games Strong enough to be bid. Used of a hand of cards.
2. Following directions or obeying commands; docile.
biddable
Adjective
obedient
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Adj.1.biddable - willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"
acquiescent
obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke


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"She'll make a dif'rence," acknowledged Jane, "but she may turn out more biddable 'n we think.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
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.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
I began to manufacture a character for myself for the first days of our voyage out in the convict-ship; and I landed at the penal settlement with the reputation of being the meekest and most biddable of felonious mankind.
A Rogue's Life by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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