The Collaborative International Dictionary
Resupine
Resupine \Re`su*pine"\, a. [L. resupinus; pref. re- re- +
supinus bent backward, supine.]
Lying on the back; supine; hence, careless.
--Sir K. Digby.
He spake, and, downward swayed, fell resupine,
With his huge neck aslant.
--Cowper.
Wiktionary
resupine
a. Lying on the back; supine.
WordNet
resupine
adj. lying face upward [syn: supine]
Usage examples of "resupine".
Until that Neptunian roiling of a single note seemed overcome, or at least convinced and enfolded, by the rejoicing hallelujahs of those who opposed it, and all dissolved on a majestic and perfect chord and on a resupine neuma.