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Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: supinus

supine

 adjective
     
su‧pine formal
1 lying on your back [≠ prone]:
in a supine position
2 allowing other people to make decisions instead of you, in a way that seems very weak:
a supine and cowardly press
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