supine

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English supin, from Latin supinum, supinus. Grammatical meaning is from the phrase supinum verbum.

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  • IPA: /ˈsjuːpaɪn/, /supiːn/

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supine (comparative more supine, superlative most supine)

Positive
supine

Comparative
more supine

Superlative
most supine

  1. Lying on its back, reclined
  2. Sloping or inclined
  3. Lethargic; blameworthy indifferent
  4. Passive
    • 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press: 1973, page 34,
      Nothing, therefore, can be more contrary than such a philosophy to the supine indolence of the mind.

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Singular
supine

Plural
supines

supine (plural supines)

  1. (grammar) A type of verbal noun.

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supine f.

  1. Feminine plural of supino.