adverb
- in a way that shows lack of effort or resistance; passively
- lying on one’s back with face upward
Usage: medical; anatomical
Examples
- The citizens supinely accepted the new restrictions without protest.
- He lay supinely on the examination table during the medical procedure.
- The committee supinely agreed to all the proposed changes.
- She remained supinely positioned for the X-ray.
- The population supinely submitted to the authoritarian regime.
- The patient was instructed to lie supinely for the scan.