pendulous

Meaning

1. Hanging from, or as if from, a support.
2. Indecisive or hesitant
3. Having branches etc. that bend downwards; drooping or weeping

Synonyms

pendent

nodding

drooping

weeping

cernuous

pendant

hanging down

sagged

suspended

swaying

swinging

underslung

waverer

wobbly

contingent on

strung-out

dependent upon

contingent upon

contingent

dependant upon

dangling

dependent

oscillatory

outstanding

pending

rocky

Translations

pendente

hängend

suspendu

asılı

εκκρεμής

ταλαντευόμενος

pendant

perce-neige

perce‐neige

bucaneve

schommelend

fura-neve

pendente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛndjʊləs/

Etymology

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