pendulous

pen·du·lous  (pnj-ls, pndy-, -d-)

adj.

1. Hanging loosely; suspended so as to swing or sway.

2. Wavering; undecided.

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[From Latin pendulus, from pendre, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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pendu·lous·ly adv.

pendu·lous·ness n.

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pendulous [ˈpɛndjʊləs]

adj

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

[from Latin pendulus, from pendēre to hang down]

pendulously  adv

pendulousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

pendulous - having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers" cernuous, nodding, weeping, drooping biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms unerect - not upright in position or posture

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pendulous

adjective (Literary) hanging, swinging, swaying, dangling, sagging, drooping, pendent a pendulous lower lip

Translations

pendulous [ˈpendjʊləs] ADJ → colgante

pendulous

adj → herabhängend; pendulous breasts or bosom → Hängebrüste pl, → Hängebusen m; pendulous cheeks → Hängebacken pl