Pendulous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Hanging loosely; suspended so as to swing or sway.
  • adj. Wavering; undecided.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. hanging as if from a support
  • adj. indecisive or hesitant
  • adj. having branches etc. that bend downwards; drooping or weeping
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging.
  • adj. Wavering; unstable; doubtful.
  • adj. Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Hanging loosely or swinging freely from a fixed point above; hanging; swinging; loosely pendent: as, pendulous ears.
  • In zoology, specifically applied — To the pensile nests of birds, which hang like a purse or pouch from the support.
  • To the penis, clitoris, or scrotum when loosely hanging from the perineum or abdomen, as in various monkeys, marsupials, etc.
  • In botany, same as pendent, more especially when the flexure is from weakness of the support.
  • In suspense; wavering; doubting; undecided.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having branches or flower heads that bend downward
    • Equivalent
    unerect   
    Cross Reference
    pendulous palpi    inverted oscillating engine   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    depending    hanging    swinging    wavering    unstable   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    stubbly    whiskered    fleshy    protuberant    pointy   
     
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