pendulous

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pendulous

/ˈpɛndjʊləs/ UK
/ˈpɛndʒʊləs/ UK
/ˈpɛndʒələs/ US
/ˈpɛndjələs/ US

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Borrowed from Latin pendulus (“pendant”), from pendeō (“to hang”).

adjective more pendulous · most pendulous

Hanging from, or as if from, a support. The prehistorian Andre Leroi-Gourhan has identified it as "a woman holding a bison horn." With her large pendulous breasts, great stomach, and immense hips, this Paleolithic Madonna is of a type found with countless other figurines in excavations from Spain to the Soviet Union.
Similar: suspended
Indecisive or hesitant
Having branches etc. that bend downwards; drooping or weeping

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adj hanging down

Español	péndulo

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@misc{pendulous_2026,
  title = {pendulous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pendulous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}