pendulous
[ pen-juh-luhs, pen-duh- ]
/ ˈpɛn dʒə ləs, ˈpɛn də- /
adjective
hanging down loosely: pendulous blossoms.
swinging freely; oscillating.
vacillating or undecided; wavering.
Origin of pendulous
SYNONYMS FOR pendulous
1 dangling, drooping,
pendent, sagging.
OTHER WORDS FROM pendulous
Words nearby pendulous
pendragon,
pendu,
pendular,
pendular nystagmus,
pendule,
pendulous,
pendulum,
pendulum effect,
pendulum watch,
pene-,
penecontemporaneous
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British Dictionary definitions for pendulous
pendulous
/ (ˈpɛndjʊləs) /
adjective
hanging downwards, esp so as to swing from side to side
Derived forms of pendulous
pendulously, adverb pendulousness, nounWord Origin for pendulous
C17: from Latin
pendulus, from
pendēre to hang down