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(pendʒʊləs)

adjective

Something that is pendulous hangs downwards and moves loosely, usually in an unattractive way.

[literary]

...a stout, gloomy man with a pendulous lower lip.

...pendulous cheeks.

Synonyms: hanging, swinging, swaying, dangling More Synonyms of pendulous

pendulous in British English

(ˈpɛndjʊləs)

adjective

hanging downwards, esp so as to swing from side to side

Derived forms

pendulously (ˈpendulously)

adverb

pendulousness (ˈpendulousness) or pendulosity (ˌpɛndjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ)

noun

Word origin

C17: from Latin pendulus, from pendēre to hang down

pendulous in American English

(ˈpɛndjuləs; ˈpɛndjələs; ˈpɛndələs; ˈpɛndʒuləs; ˈpɛndʒələs)

adjective

hanging freely or loosely; suspended so as to swing

hanging or bending downward; drooping

3. Rare

vacillating; uncertain

Derived forms

pendulously (ˈpendulously)

adverb

pendulousness (ˈpendulousness)

noun

Word origin

L pendulus < pendere, to hang: see pendant

Examples of 'pendulous' in a sentence
pendulous

Dopplinger smiled, his mouth curving up on either side of his pendulous nose.

(adjective) in the sense of hanging

Definition

hanging downwards and swinging freely

(literary)

a pendulous lower lip

Synonyms

hanging

the Old Cutter Inn with a hanging wooden sign out front

swinging

swaying

dangling

the telegraph pole with its dangling wires

sagging

drooping

pendent (literary)

pendent branches

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dangling

the telegraph pole with its dangling wires

Synonyms

hanging,

swinging,

loose,

trailing,

swaying,

disconnected,

drooping,

unconnected

in the sense of pendent

Definition

dangling

pendent branches

Synonyms

hanging,

swinging,

suspended,

dangling,

drooping,

pendulous (literary)

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pendulous

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pendent
pending
pendulous
penetrable
penetrate
penetrating

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单词	pendulous
释义	Trends of pendulous View usage for: pendulous (pendʒʊləs) adjective Something that is pendulous hangs downwards and moves loosely, usually in an unattractive way. [literary] ...a stout, gloomy man with a pendulous lower lip. ...pendulous cheeks. Synonyms: hanging, swinging, swaying, dangling More Synonyms of pendulous pendulous in British English (ˈpɛndjʊləs) adjective hanging downwards, esp so as to swing from side to side Derived forms pendulously (ˈpendulously) adverb pendulousness (ˈpendulousness) or pendulosity (ˌpɛndjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ) noun Word origin C17: from Latin pendulus, from pendēre to hang down pendulous in American English (ˈpɛndjuləs; ˈpɛndjələs; ˈpɛndələs; ˈpɛndʒuləs; ˈpɛndʒələs) adjective 1. hanging freely or loosely; suspended so as to swing 2. hanging or bending downward; drooping 3. Rare vacillating; uncertain Derived forms pendulously (ˈpendulously) adverb pendulousness (ˈpendulousness) noun Word origin L pendulus < pendere, to hang: see pendant Examples of 'pendulous' in a sentence pendulous Dopplinger smiled, his mouth curving up on either side of his pendulous nose. Tapply, William G THE DUTCH BLUE ERROR (2003) (adjective) in the sense of hanging Definition hanging downwards and swinging freely (literary) a pendulous lower lip Synonyms hanging the Old Cutter Inn with a hanging wooden sign out front swinging swaying dangling the telegraph pole with its dangling wires sagging drooping pendent (literary) pendent branches Additional synonyms in the sense of dangling the telegraph pole with its dangling wires Synonyms hanging, swinging, loose, trailing, swaying, disconnected, drooping, unconnected in the sense of pendent Definition dangling pendent branches Synonyms hanging, swinging, suspended, dangling, drooping, pendulous (literary) Nearby words of pendulous pendant pendent pending pendulous penetrable penetrate penetrating Synonyms of 'pendulous' pendulous Explore 'pendulous' in the dictionary
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