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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.