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单词 pendulous
释义 pen·du·lous
\ˈpenjələs, -nd(y)əl-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin pendulus, from pendēre to hang — more at pendant
1.
 a. obsolete : suspended or projecting so as to overhang
 b. archaic : poised without visible support
2.
 a. : suspended so as to swing freely
  < branches hung with pendulous vines >
 b. : inclined or hanging downward : drooping
  < a pendulous ovule on the upper part of a carpel >
  < a corpulent old man with flabby, pendulous jowls >
3. : wavering, vacillating
 < a state of pendulous uncertainty >
pen·du·lous·ly adverb
pen·du·lous·ness noun -es
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