supine

Definitions

1. 1.Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined. If the vine On rising ground be placed, or hills supine. Dryden.
2. 2.Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless. He became pusillanimous and supine, and openly exposed to any temptation. Woodward. -- Su*pine"ly, adv. -- Su*pine"ness, n.
3. 3.A verbal noun; or (according to C.F.Becker), a case of the infinitive mood ending in -um and -u, that in -um being sometimes called the former supine, and that in -u the latter supine.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is supine.

• What is leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined. If the vine On rising ground be placed, or hills supine. Dryden called?
• What is negligent; heedless; indolent; listless. He became pusillanimous and supine, and openly exposed to any temptation. Woodward. -- Su*pine"ly, adv. -- Su*pine"ness, n called?
• What is a verbal noun; or (according to C.F.Becker), a case of the infinitive mood ending in -um and -u, that in -um being sometimes called the former supine, and that in -u the latter supine called?