supine

adjective

Lying on the back or having the face upward.

adjective

Having the palm upward. Used of the hand.

adjective

Marked by or showing lethargy, passivity, or blameworthy indifference.

noun

In Latin grammar, a verbal noun used in only a few syntactic constructions and occurring in only two cases, an accusative in -tum or -sum and an ablative in -tū or -sū. The accusative form of the supine is sometimes considered to be the fourth principal part of the Latin verb.

Lying on the back, or with the face upward: opposed to prone.

Leaning backward; inclined; sloping: said of localities.

Negligent; listless; heedless; indolent; thoughtless; inattentive; careless.

In botany, lying flat with the face upward, as sometimes a thallus or leaf.

noun

A part of the Latin verb, really a verbal noun, similar to the English verbals in –ing, with two cases.

Supinely.