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pendulous.

Hanging from, or as if from, a support.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɛndjʊləs/UK/ˈpɛndʒʊləs/UK/ˈpɛndʒələs/US/ˈpɛndjələs/US
  1. Hanging from, or as if from, a support.

  2. Indecisive or hesitant

  3. Having branches etc. that bend downwards; drooping or weeping

Where this word comes from

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

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