Welcome to another entertaining episode of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! As tomorrow is the first of April, also known as April Fool's Day, be on the lookout for pranks and tricks designed to trip you up. Speaking of which, here is a word which always tripped me up until I got a good grip on it:
Supine:
1. (a) lying on the back or with the face upward
(b) marked by supination
2. exhibiting indolent or apathetic inertia or passivity; especially : mentally or morally slack
3. (archaic) leaning or sloping backward
"supine", http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supine?show=1&t=1300202264 , 3/15/2011.
Example: Bill's supine position on the couch was characteristic of his supine attitude toward life in general.
2 comments:
Great writing! I want you to follow up to this topic!?!
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Thanks! I will look into that. : )
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