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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. with the face upward;
- Example: "she was stretched supinely on her back"

2. in an indifferently supine manner;
- Example: "he called the tune to me and I supinely took it up"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Supine \Su*pine"\ (s[-u]*p[imac]n"), a. [L. supinus, akin to sub under, super above. Cf. Sub-, Super-.] 1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward; -- opposed to prone. [1913 Webster] 2. Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined. [1913 Webster] If the vine On rising ground be placed, or hills supine. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless. [1913 Webster] He became pusillanimous and supine, and openly exposed to any temptation. --Woodward. [1913 Webster] Syn: Negligent; heedless; indolent; thoughtless; inattentive; listless; careless; drowsy. [1913 Webster] -- Su*pine"ly, adv. -- Su*pine"ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

supinely adv 1: with the face upward; "she was stretched supinely on her back" 2: in an indifferently supine manner; "he called the tune to me and I supinely took it up"