supine
su·pine / ˈsoōˌpīn/ • adj. 1. (of a person) lying face upward. ∎ technical having the front or ventral part upward. ∎ (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.• 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.
supine
supine adj. lying on one's back XV; mentally or morally inert XVII. — L. supīnus, f. *sup-, repr. in L. super above, superus higher, SUPERIOR; see -INE1.
So supine sb. form of verbal noun ending in -tum, -tū, -sum, -sū. XVI. — n. sg. of supīnus used sb.; this usage is unexpl.
So supine sb. form of verbal noun ending in -tum, -tū, -sum, -sū. XVI. — n. sg. of supīnus used sb.; this usage is unexpl.
supine
supine (soo-pyn) adj.
1. lying on the back or with the face upwards.
2. (of the forearm) in the position in which the palm of the hand faces upwards. Compare prone.
1. lying on the back or with the face upwards.
2. (of the forearm) in the position in which the palm of the hand faces upwards. Compare prone.
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