Supine Definition & Meaning
supine
- adjective
- lying face upward
- offering no resistance; "resistless hostages"; "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"- Theodore Roosevelt
"Supine" in song lyrics
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"lewin supine"
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Words that rhyme with supine
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- What does supine mean?
- lying face upward offering no resistance; "resistless hostages"; "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"- Theodore Roosevelt
- What part of speech is supine?
- Supine is an adjective.
- How many definitions does supine have?
- Supine has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).