Pendulous (adjective)

Hanging down; suspended loosely from above.

Origin:

Late 16th century; earliest use found in edmund spenser (c1552–1599), poet. from latin pendulus hanging, from pendere to hang.

Examples:

  1. The pendulous fruit swayed gently in the breeze.
  2. The pendulous earrings dangled from her lobes.
  3. The pendulous flowers swayed gracefully in the wind.
  4. The pendulous vines crawled down the side of the building.
  5. The pendulous branches of the old tree drooped to the ground.
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