pendulous

adjective

pen·du·lous | \ ˈpen-jə-ləs,

ˈpen-dyə-, -də-\

Definition of pendulous

1 archaic : poised without visible support

2a : suspended so as to swing freely branches hung with pendulous vines

b : inclined or hanging downward pendulous jowls

3 : marked by vacillation, indecision, or uncertainty

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a cow with a pendulous udder a pendulous crystal chandelier dominated the ballroom

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There are just a few of us standing around while these big, bizarre creatures, whose pendulous noses hang down past their mouths, honk and roar at each other while bickering over guavas. — Christopher Bagley, Condé Nast Traveler, "Sailing the South China Sea Is the Best Way to See Southeast Asia," 15 Nov. 2018 Katz brackets the sensuous fruit abstractly, with pendulous flat green shapes masked by striped columns. — Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, "Flattening time’s tides; a ‘Maid’ made in the shade," 30 May 2018 At night the pendulous blooms release an ambrosial scent. — R. Daniel Foster, latimes.com, "What a showoff: Ghostly Brugmansia delivers spectacular garden blooms," 22 June 2018 The unattended soil must contain a perfect blend of acidity; the saturated colors of the voluptuous, pendulous flowers that cluster on the lightweight branches range from faint whitish-blue to deep pink and dusky purple. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Algren Award runner-up: "Here Is Where the Taxi Driver Set His Wife on Fire" by GKS Waller," 2 June 2018 Sweat slid down my sides and into the new crevices of my emptied-out and rearranged gut, which was stacked up in a pile beneath my pendulous breasts, my stinging nipples. — Meaghan O'connell, Longreads, "A Certain Kind of Mammal," 10 Apr. 2018 If the branches are pendulous and hang down, boost up the pot so the branches hang gracefully. — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, "How to get a Christmas cactus to bloom," 18 Dec. 2017 The floor-length dress, platinum wig and tiara were a nice touch, and the pendulous rhinestone earring caught the light of BAM’s Fishman Space. — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, "A French Theater Impresario, Dressed for Excess," 21 Sep. 2017 The flowers are produced on a long, pendulous stalk with dusky purple bracts. — NOLA.com, "Banana plants: Answers to all your questions about care, pruning and harvesting fruit," 19 Aug. 2017

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