biddableadj.

/ˈbɪdəb(ə)l/

Forms: Also bidable.

Etymology: < bid v.¹ + -able suffix. Of Scotch origin.

1. Ready to do what is bidden, obedient, willing, docile.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > [adjective] > obedient

hearsumc900

buxomc1175

obedient?c1225

yherec1315

obeisantc1325

obeyant1417

obeishinga1425

obeyand?a1425

obeisand?c1450

morigeratea1533

morigerousc1600

parent1656

biddable1826

1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxix, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 784 Judicious, regular,..and biddable contributors.

1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) viii. 70 I never saw a more biddable woman.

1862 H. Kingsley Ravenshoe II. xviii. 195 A more gentle and biddable invalid..can hardly be conceived.

2. Cards. Of a hand, suit, etc.: capable of being bid; strong enough to warrant a bid.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [adjective] > type of hand or suit

strong1626

high1742

lay-down1906

biddable1926

void1934

1926 M. C. Work Auction Bridge Compl. i. vi. 56 Either suit is biddable because both have length.

1929 M. C. Work 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.

Derivatives

ˈbiddableness n.

Categories »

ˈbiddably adv. Scottish

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	biddable
释义	biddableadj. /ˈbɪdəb(ə)l/ Forms: Also bidable. Etymology: < bid v.¹ + -able suffix. Of Scotch origin. 1. Ready to do what is bidden, obedient, willing, docile. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > [adjective] > obedient hearsumc900 buxomc1175 obedient?c1225 yherec1315 obeisantc1325 obeyant1417 obeishinga1425 obeyand?a1425 obeisand?c1450 morigeratea1533 morigerousc1600 parent1656 biddable1826 1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxix, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 784 Judicious, regular,..and biddable contributors. 1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) viii. 70 I never saw a more biddable woman. 1862 H. Kingsley Ravenshoe II. xviii. 195 A more gentle and biddable invalid..can hardly be conceived. 2. Cards. Of a hand, suit, etc.: capable of being bid; strong enough to warrant a bid. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [adjective] > type of hand or suit strong1626 high1742 lay-down1906 biddable1926 void1934 1926 M. C. Work Auction Bridge Compl. i. vi. 56 Either suit is biddable because both have length. 1929 M. C. Work 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. Derivatives ˈbiddableness n. Categories » ˈbiddably adv. Scottish This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1826
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