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Webster 1913 Edition


Pendulous

Pen′du-lous

,
Adj.
[L.
pendulus
, fr.
pendere
to hang. Cf.
Pendant
, and cf.
Pendulum
.]
1.
Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging.
Shak.
“The pendulous round earth.”
Milton.
2.
Wavering; unstable; doubtful.
[R.]
“A pendulous state of mind.”
Atterbury.
3.
(Bot.)
Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary.

Definition 2024


pendulous

pendulous

English

Adjective

pendulous (comparative more pendulous, superlative most pendulous)

  1. hanging as if from a support
  2. indecisive or hesitant
  3. (biology) having branches etc. that bend downwards; drooping or weeping

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