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pendulous definition

pen·du·lous (pen′dyo̵̅o̅ 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

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

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