Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Supine \Su*pine"\ (s[-u]*p[imac]n"), a. [L. supinus, akin to sub
under, super above. Cf. {Sub-}, {Super-}.]
1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward; -- opposed to
{prone}.
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2. Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun;
sloping; inclined.
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If the vine
On rising ground be placed, or hills supine.
--Dryden.
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3. Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless.
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He became pusillanimous and supine, and openly
exposed to any temptation. --Woodward.
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Syn: Negligent; heedless; indolent; thoughtless; inattentive;
listless; careless; drowsy.
[1913 Webster] -- {Su*pine"ly}, adv. -- {Su*pine"ness},
n.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
supinely
adv 1: with the face upward; "she was stretched supinely on her
back"
2: in an indifferently supine manner; "he called the tune to me
and I supinely took it up"
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