supine
supine definition
su·pine (so̵̅o̅ pīn′; also, and for n. always, so̵̅o̅′pīn′)
adjective
- lying on the back, face upward
- with the palm upward or away from the body: said of the hand
- Old Poet. leaning or sloping backward
- mentally or morally inactive; sluggish; listless; passive
Etymology: L supinus, prob. akin to sub-: see sub-
noun
- a Latin verbal noun formed from the stem of the past participle and having only an accusative and an ablative form
- an infinitive in English preceded by to
Related Forms:
- supinely su′·pine′ly adverb
- supineness su′·pine′·ness noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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