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supine (adjective), more supine, most supine
1. Pertaining to an individual lying on his or her back and face or front up: William and Kate walked along the beach, past the rows of supine bodies soaking up the sun.
2. A reference to the palm of the hand turned upward: While visiting her sister in the big city, Janet saw a beggar on the sidewalk with an open and supine manual extension asking for some money.
3. Descriptive of a person's behavior as being inactive, passive, or inert; especially, from indolence or blameworthy indifference: Mark's mother was becoming very upset with his negligent and supine conduct by lounging around watching TV and not helping her with the big job of raking up the leaves in the garden.
4. Etymology: from Latin supinus, "turned or thrown backward, going backward or downward."
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2. A reference to the palm of the hand turned upward: While visiting her sister in the big city, Janet saw a beggar on the sidewalk with an open and supine manual extension asking for some money.
3. Descriptive of a person's behavior as being inactive, passive, or inert; especially, from indolence or blameworthy indifference: Mark's mother was becoming very upset with his negligent and supine conduct by lounging around watching TV and not helping her with the big job of raking up the leaves in the garden.
4. Etymology: from Latin supinus, "turned or thrown backward, going backward or downward."