Definition of pendulous
1 archaic : poised without visible support
2a : suspended so as to swing freely branches hung with pendulous vinesb : inclined or hanging downward pendulous jowls
3 : marked by vacillation, indecision, or uncertainty
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Examples of pendulous in a Sentence
a cow with a pendulous udder
a pendulous crystal chandelier dominated the ballroom
Recent Examples of pendulous from the Web
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Beyond the midway’s pendulous ships and elliptical coasters rise the white spires of the talent show tent.
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Davis taps his phone and large, pendulous, red lanterns gradually illuminate, revealing a row of 250-gallon copper fermentors.
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President Donald Trump had just burst into a gala at his Mar-a-Lago property, in a pendulous red tie, an American flag on his lapel.
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Origin and Etymology of pendulous
Latin pendulus, from pendēre to hang
PENDULOUS Defined for English Language Learners
pendulous
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: hanging down and swinging freely
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pendulous
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: inclined or hanging downward
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