Supine Definition

so͝opīn, so͝o-pīn
adjective
Lying on the back, face upward.
Webster's New World
With the palm upward or away from the body.
Webster's New World
Marked by or showing lethargy, passivity, or blameworthy indifference.
American Heritage
Leaning or sloping backward.
Webster's New World
Mentally or morally inactive; sluggish; listless; passive.
Webster's New World
noun
A Latin verbal noun formed from the stem of the past participle and having only an accusative and an ablative form.
Webster's New World
An infinitive in English preceded by to.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Supine

Noun

Singular:
supine
Plural:
supines

Origin of Supine

  • Middle English supin Latin verbal noun from Late Latin supīnum (verbum) (verb) lying on its back, (verb) going back neuter of Latin supīnus upo in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English supin, from Latin supinum, supinus. Grammatical meaning is from the phrase supinum verbum.

    From Wiktionary

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