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supineness

noun

Etymology

From supine + -ness.

  1. derived from supīnum
  2. derived from supin
  3. inherited from supin
  4. borrowed from supīnus
  5. suffixed as supineness — “supine + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state of being supine.

  2. Total submissiveness

    Total submissiveness; flat on one's back, lacking any backbone; with total abandon; prostrate; supine

    • I can safely appeal to the magistrates for the truth of these statements; knowing how deeply they lament that sinful supineness, which has occasioned such an increase of depravity. (p. 32)

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA