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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[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.

Adj.

Lying on the back.

resupine ‎(not comparable)

Lying on the back; supine.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Sir K. Digby to this entry?)
- William Cowper
  He spake, and, downward swayed, fell resupine, / With his huge neck aslant.