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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024su•pine /suˈpaɪn/USA pronunciation adj. - Anatomylying on the back, face upward.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024su•pine (adj. so̅o̅ pīn′;n. so̅o̅′pīn),USA pronunciation adj. - lying on the back, face or front upward.
- inactive, passive, or inert, esp. from indolence or indifference.
- (of the hand) having the palm upward.
n. - (in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, "wonderful to say.''
- (in English) the simple infinitive of a verb preceded by to.
- an analogous form in some other language.
- Latin supīnus lying face up, inactive
- 1490–1500
su•pine′ly, adv. su•pine′ness, n. |