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supine definition

su·pine (so̵̅o̅ pīn′; also, and for n. always, so̵̅o̅′pīn′)

adjective

  1. lying on the back, face upward
  2. with the palm upward or away from the body: said of the hand
  3. Old Poet. leaning or sloping backward
  4. mentally or morally inactive; sluggish; listless; passive

Etymology: L supinus, prob. akin to sub-: see sub-

noun

  1. a Latin verbal noun formed from the stem of the past participle and having only an accusative and an ablative form
  2. an infinitive in English preceded by to

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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