A Word A Day — biddable
Good evening, Netizens…
- biddable
-
- \BID-uh-bul\
- DEFINITION
adjective
1
:
easily led, taught, or controlled
:
docile
2
:
capable of being bid
- EXAMPLES
“The twins are well-behaved children,
biddable
, meek, neat about their clothes, and always mindful of the proprieties they have learned at summer hotels.” — From Willa Cather’s 1915 novel
The Song of the Lark
“The dogs are highly
biddable
, responding to whistles, hand signals, and during training, a red flag on a long pole.” — From an article by Lou Fancher in
Contra Costa Times
(California), April 12, 2012
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