2. (a.) Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine.
3. (a.) Headlong; running downward or headlong.
4. (a.) Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level.
5. (a.) Inclined; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to.