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Princeton's WordNet
supinelyadverb
with the face upward
"she was stretched supinely on her back"
supinelyadverb
in an indifferently supine manner
"he called the tune to me and I supinely took it up"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Supinelyadverb
Etymology: from supine.
Who on the beds of sin supinely lie,
They in the summer of their age shall die. George Sandys.The old imprison’d king,
Whose lenity first pleas’d the gaping crowd;
But when long try’d, and found supinely good,
Like Æsop’s log, they leapt upon his back. Dryden.He panting on thy breast supinely lies,
While with thy heav’nly form he feeds his famish’d eyes. John Dryden, Lucretius.Beneath a verdant laurel’s shade,
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, immortal bard, supinely laid. Matthew Prior.Wilt thou then repine
To labour for thyself? and rather chuse
To lie supinely, hoping heaven will bless
Thy slighted fruits, and give thee bread unearn’d Philips.
ChatGPT
supinely
Supinely refers to acting in a manner that is passive, indifferent, or lethargic. It denotes an attitude or state of inactivity or submission. It is also used to describe lying on the back or the physical posture of being face upward.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of supinely in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of supinely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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