What Do Supineness Meaning?

1a : lying on the back or with the face upward. b : marked by supination. 2 : exhibiting indolent or apathetic inertia or passivity especially : mentally or morally slack. 3 archaic : leaning or sloping backward. supine.

What does supine mean in grammar?

In English grammar, the term "supine" is sometimes used to refer to the to-infinitive. The to-infinitive is seen in sentences like "To err is human; to forgive divine." ... In Icelandic grammar, sagnbót (usually translated as "supine") is a verbal form identical to the neuter participle, used to form certain verb tenses.

How do you use supine in a sentence?

Supine in a Sentence ?
  1. When my sister and I were little kids, we would lie supine in the snow and make angels in the snow.
  2. My brother-in-law is a lazy fellow who will sleep with his head up in a supine position all day long.
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