Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PRONE, a. [L. pronus.]

1. Bending forward; inclined; not erect. – Milton.
2. Lying with the face downward; contrary to supine. – Brown.
3. Headlong; precipitous; inclining in descent. Down thither prone in flight. – Milton.
4. Sloping; declivous; inclined. Since the floods demand / For their descent, a prone and sinking land. – Blackmore.
5. Inclined; propense; disposed; applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense; as, men prone to evil, prone to strife, prone to intemperance, prone to deny the truth, prone to change.