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supine


 
  Overview  of  adj  supine 
 
  The  adj  supine  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  supine,  resupine  --  (lying  face  upward) 
  2.  resistless,  supine,  unresisting  --  (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) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  supine 
 
  2  senses  of  supine 
 
  Sense  1 
  supine,  resupine 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unerect)  ->  erect,  vertical,  upright 
 
  Sense  2 
  resistless,  supine,  unresisting 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  passive)  ->  active 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  supine 
 
  2  senses  of  supine 
 
  Sense  1 
  supine,  resupine 
  =>  unerect  (vs.  erect) 
 
  Sense  2 
  resistless,  supine,  unresisting 
  =>  passive  (vs.  active),  inactive 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  supine 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  supine 
 
  supine  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  supine 
  resupine 
  supine 
 
  Overview  of  adj  supine 
 
  The  adj  supine  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  supine,  resupine  --  (lying  face  upward) 
  2.  resistless,  supine,  unresisting  --  (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 definition