Supine - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsuːpaɪn|  American pronunciation of the word supine
Brit.  |ˈs(j)uːpaɪn|  British pronunciation of the word supine

adjective

- lying face upward
- passive as a result of indolence or indifference
No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried

Extra examples

He was lying supine on the couch.

The eyes of fishes are in the supine part of their heads.

No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried

Their finns are four, two in the prone part, two in the supine.

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