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pendulous
[ pen-juh-luhs, pen-duh- ]
adjective
- hanging down loosely:
pendulous blossoms.
Synonyms: pendent
- swinging freely; oscillating.
- vacillating or undecided; wavering.
pendulous
/ ˈpɛndjʊləs /
adjective
- hanging downwards, esp so as to swing from side to side
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Derived Forms
- ˈpendulously, adverb
- ˈpendulousness, noun
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Other Words From
- pendu·lous·ly adverb
- pendu·lous·ness noun
- semi·pendu·lous adjective
- semi·pendu·lous·ly adverb
- semi·pendu·lous·ness noun
- un·pendu·lous adjective
- un·pendu·lous·ly adverb
- un·pendu·lous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pendulous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pendulous1
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Example Sentences
The tail is white, short and pendulous, but does not descend lower than the thighs.
The bird unfolded its wings, and arose in flight; then slowly circled round the pendulous globe.
Below a flattened, shapeless wedge of nose, his thick pendulous lips worked in and out in worried and laborious thought.
In despairing rapture I clutched after a neck ornament hung with pendulous pearls as large as plums.
He lost flesh everywhere except around the waist, so that his belly, hitherto inconspicuous, looked almost pendulous.
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