Adjective: supine soo'pIn or 'soo,pIn [N. Amer], 'soo,pIn [Brit]
- Lying face upward
"The supine patient awaited the start of the medical procedure";
- resupine
- Passive as a result of indolence or indifference
"No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"
See also: inactive, passive, unerect
Encyclopedia: Supine