1. in a prone position; lying face down
Usage: rare
2. in a manner showing tendency or inclination toward something
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The patient lay pronely on the examination table.
• He fell pronely onto the grass after tripping.
• The swimmer floated pronely in the calm water.
• She positioned herself pronely to reach under the bed.
• The injured hiker rested pronely on the trail.