supine
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su·pine
/ ˈsoōˌpīn/
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adj.
1.
(of a person) lying face upward.
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technical
having the front or ventral part upward.
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(of the hand) with the palm upward.
2.
failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness or indolence:
supine in the face of racial injustice.
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n.
a Latin verbal noun used only in the accusative and ablative cases, esp. to denote purpose (e.g., dictu in mirabile dictu “wonderful to relate”).
DERIVATIVES:
su·pine·ly
adv.
su·pine·ness
n.
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