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supine
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[ˈs(j)uːpʌɪn], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- lying on one's back with face upwards
(e.g: we have spent enough time lying supine by hotel pools)
- failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness or indolence
(e.g: they remained supine in the face of terrible wrongdoing)
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Origin
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late Middle English: the adjective from Latin supinus ‘bent backwards’ (related to super ‘above’); the noun from late Latin supinum, neuter of supinus
[ˈs(j)uːpʌɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a Latin verbal noun used only in the accusative and ablative cases, especially to denote purpose (e.g. mirabile dictu ‘wonderful to relate’)
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Origin
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late Middle English: the adjective from Latin supinus ‘bent backwards’ (related to super ‘above’); the noun from late Latin supinum, neuter of supinus
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