'Supinely' definitions:
Definition of 'supinely'
From: WordNet
adverb
With the face upward; "she was stretched supinely on her back"
adverb
In an indifferently supine manner; "he called the tune to me and I supinely took it up"
Definition of 'Supinely'
From: GCIDE
- Supine \Su*pine"\ (s[-u]*p[imac]n"), a. [L. supinus, akin to sub under, super above. Cf. Sub-, Super-.]
- 1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward; -- opposed to prone. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined. [1913 Webster]
- If the vine On rising ground be placed, or hills supine. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless. [1913 Webster]
- He became pusillanimous and supine, and openly exposed to any temptation. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Negligent; heedless; indolent; thoughtless; inattentive; listless; careless; drowsy. [1913 Webster] -- {Su*pine"ly}, adv. -- {Su*pine"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]