Definition of supine
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: lying on the back or with the face upward
b
: marked by supination
2
: exhibiting indolent or apathetic inertia or passivity
especially
: mentally or morally slack
3
archaic
: leaning or sloping backward
supine
nounDefinition of supine (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a Latin verbal noun having an accusative of purpose in -um and an ablative of specification in -u
2
: an English infinitive with to
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The first known use of supine was in the 15th century
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