resupine
[ree-soo-pahyn, res-uh-]
/ ˌri suˈpaɪn, ˌrɛs ə- /
ADJECTIVE
prone
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ADJECTIVE
recumbent
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Example Sentences
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As he lay on the bed half resupine, propped up with pillows, and also slept in that posture, his lower jaw dropped by its own weight, when the voluntary power of the muscles was suspended.
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