Category:Recumbent

Re*cum"bent (-bet), a. Etym: [l. recumbens, -entis, p. pr. of Recumbere. See recumb, incumbent.]

Defn: leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; resting; inactive; idle. -- re*cum"bent*ly, adv.