supine

  • 31supine — 1. Denoting the body when lying face upward. 2. Supination of the forearm or of the foot. [L. supinus] * * * su·pine su̇ pīn, sü .pīn adj 1) lying on the back or with the face upward 2) marked by supination * * * adj …

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  • 32supine — Synonyms and related words: Laodicean, Olympian, abject, accepting, accumbent, acquiescent, agreeable, aloof, apathetic, assenting, benumbed, blah, blase, bored, comatose, complaisant, compliable, compliant, complying, consenting, couchant,… …

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  • 33supine — su·pine || sjuːpaɪn adj. lying on the back, lying face upward; having the palm upward; passive, indifferent, apathetic …

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  • 34supine — [ su:pʌɪn] adjective 1》 lying face upwards.     ↘with the palm of the hand upwards. 2》 failing to act as a result of moral weakness or indolence. noun a Latin verbal noun used only in the accusative and ablative cases, especially to denote… …

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  • 35supine — a. 1. On the back. 2. Indolent, sluggish, lazy, slothful, idle, inert, torpid, languid, dull, lumpish, listless, careless, thoughtless, inattentive, negligent, heedless, drowsy, indifferent, otiose, lethargic, apathetic, sleepy …

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  • 36supine — adj 1. prone, prostrate, flat, flat on one s back, horizontal; accumbent, recumbent, decumbent, procumbent, couchant; abed, sprawling, lounging, lolling, spread, laid out, reclining, reposing, lying. 2. inactive, passive, inert, motionless,… …

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  • 37supine — su·pine …

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  • 38supine — 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 …

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  • 39supine — UK [ˈsuːpaɪn] / US [ˈsuˌpaɪn] adjective formal 1) lying on your back 2) too lazy or afraid to deal with a problem that needs your attention Derived word: supinely adverb …

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  • 40supine — su•pine adj. [[t]suˈpaɪn[/t]] n. [[t]ˈsu paɪn[/t]] adj. 1) anat. lying on the back, face upward 2) anat. a) (of the hand) having the palm turned forward or upward b) (of the foot) having the sole turned upward or outward 3) inactive, passive, or… …

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