biddable, a.
(ˈbɪdəb(ə)l)
Also bidable.
[f. bid + -able. Of Scotch origin.]
1. Ready to do what is bidden, obedient, willing, docile.
| 1826 J. Wilson Noct. Ambr. Wks. 1864 I. 259 Judicious, regular..and biddable contributors. 1848 Dickens Dombey (C.D. ed.) 61, I never saw a more biddable woman. 1862 H. 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.
| 1926 M. 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. 1959 Listener 22 Jan. 189/2 The slam is hardly biddable. |
Hence ˈbiddableness, ˈbiddably adv. Sc.