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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.

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RELATED WORDS

dangling, dependent, drooping, pending, suspended, unsettled, pensile, swinging, pendant, pendent

Nearby words

pendragon, pendu, pendular, pendular nystagmus, pendule, pendulous, pendulum, pendulum effect, pendulum watch, pene-, penecontemporaneous

Origin of pendulous

First recorded in 1595–1605, pendulous is from the Latin word pendulus hanging, swinging. See pend, -ulous

SYNONYMS FOR pendulous

1 dangling, drooping, pendent, sagging.
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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

pendulously, adverbpendulousness, noun

Word Origin for pendulous

C17: from Latin pendulus, from pendēre to hang down
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