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
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