Wordnet 3.0
ADVERB (2)
1.
with the face upward;
- Example: "she was stretched supinely on her back"2.
in an indifferently supine manner;
- Example: "he called the tune to me and I supinely took it up"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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"