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supine-adjective [soo-pahyn]
1. lying on the back, face or front upward.
2. inactive, passive, or inert, esp. from indolence or indifference.
3. (of the hand) having the palm upward.

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After an extremely long walk, the puppy flopped into a supine position and demanded to be pet.