pendulous

(pendyo̵̅o̅ ləs, -dyə-, -də-; -jo̵̅o̅-, -jə-)

adjective

  1. hanging freely or loosely; suspended so as to swing
  2. hanging or bending downward; drooping
  3. Now Rare vacillating; uncertain

Origin: L pendulus < pendere, to hang: see pendant

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See pendulous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Hanging loosely; suspended so as to swing or sway.
  2. Wavering; undecided.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin pendulus

Origin: , from pendēre, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • penˈdu·lous·ly adverb
  • penˈdu·lous·ness noun

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