Definitions
passive as a result of indolence or indifference
Word origin
The adjective is borrowed from Latin supīnus, from *sup- (see sub (“under”)) + -īnus (“of, pertaining to”). The word is cognate with Catalan supí, Italian supino, Old French sovin, Middle French souvin, Anglo-Norman supin, Old Occitan sobin, sopin, Portuguese supino, Spanish supino. Partly displaced Old English upweard (“upward, supine”), whence Modern English upward.
Used in a sentence
“Poor Pnin had come down the last steps on his back. He lay supine for a moment, his eyes moving to and fro.”
“when one is washing one’s face, the hand is in the supine position; and then the forearm is also in the supine position; when the foot is resting on the outer side of the sole, it is in the supine position”
“Such corruption is commonplace in a world of supine civil servants and underfunded ministries.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Lying faceup”6 letters
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