adverb
- in a prone position; lying face down
- in a manner showing tendency or inclination toward something
Usage: rare
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The patient lay pronely on the examination table.
- He fell pronely onto the grass after tripping.
- The swimmer floated pronely in the calm water.
- She positioned herself pronely to reach under the bed.
- The injured hiker rested pronely on the trail.