biddable

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest

From bid + -able.

'Twould be like Willum to pertend he didn't care; he was always biddable. — The best short stories of 1919, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown
"She'll make a dif'rence," acknowledged Jane, "but she may turn out more biddable 'n we think." — Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
Besides that, Captain Wissmann, whom we met near-by, has lent us two German sergeants--biddable men and clever with their hands. — The Man Who Did the Right Thing: A Romance, Harry Johnston

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