- hanging downwards, esp so as to swing from side to side
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pen•du•lous /ˈpɛndʒələs, ˈpɛndyə-, -də-/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- hanging down loosely:pendulous blossoms.
pen•du•lous
(pen′jə ləs, pen′də-),USA pronunciation adj.
pen′du•lous•ly, adv.
pen′du•lous•ness, n.
- hanging down loosely:pendulous blossoms.
- swinging freely;
oscillating. - vacillating or undecided;
wavering.
- Latin pendulus hanging, swinging. See pend, -ulous
- 1595–1605
pen′du•lous•ness, n.
- 1. dangling, drooping, pendent, sagging.
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pendulous /ˈpɛndjʊləs/ adj
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