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pendulous
[ pen-juh-luhs, pen-duh- ]
/ ˈpɛn dʒə ləs, ˈpɛn də- /
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adjective
hanging down loosely: pendulous blossoms.
swinging freely; oscillating.
vacillating or undecided; wavering.
OTHER WORDS FOR pendulous
1 dangling, drooping, pendent, sagging.
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Origin of pendulous
OTHER WORDS FROM pendulous
Words nearby pendulous
pen drive, 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, adverbpendulousness, nounWord Origin for pendulous
C17: from Latin pendulus, from pendēre to hang down
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