Word of the Day

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12

Supine

[SOO-pine]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: latin

• (of a person) lying face upwards.
• Failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness or indolence.

Examples of Supine in a sentence

• My perfect Sunday includes French toast and a supine position on the couch.
• The mayor was criticized for remaining supine through accusations of bribery.

About Supine

You might have heard the phrase "I'm not going to take this lying down" to refer to standing up to some kind of injustice. If you don't take action, then you can be accused of being supine, which means failing to act, or quite literally, lying down.

Did you Know?

The word supine comes from the Latin word "supinus," meaning lying down with the face upwards. The Latin word has been incorporated into many languages, while holding onto the same definition: "supi" (Catalan), "supino" (Italian), "supino" (Portuguese), and "supino" (Spanish).

Comments

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

The opposite of "supine" is "prone." Perhaps you should add it to your "Word of the Day" as MANY writers here get it confused with "supine."

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

The Word of the Day is actually something I get from the site wordgenius.com. Hopefully others will read your comment and be informed ;) Thanks for offering it.

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Illya Kuryakin was dieing. He had followed a THRUSH agent though the streets of a small midwestern town where he and Napoleon had been investigating THRUSH activity. Ducking into the local cemetery he momentarily lost sight of his quarry and then felt himself smash into a headstone as bullets from the THRUSH agents gun tore into his chest and side. He had lost consciousness and when he finally woke it was dark.

He lay supine in the grass, gasping in pain. He could feel his blood seeping out onto his arm, and chest. He was cold and knew he was going to black out once again. He stared up at the stars and wondered if this was going to be his last night. He didn't pray having long ago given up on that. He wished he could see Napoleon at least once more to tell him he was sorry. "I don't want to leave you my friend, who will watch your back" he whispered. He could no longer feel his feet or arms. He could hear footsteps approaching and tried to muster enough energy to feel alarmed, to feel anything. He couldn't. His view of the sky was blocked by someone bending over him.

"Napoleon?" He gasped, unsure who was there, just a small sliver of hope as his world faded to darkness.