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adjective

Pendulous adj.

Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. "The pendulous round earth."

Wavering; unstable; doubtful. (R.) "A pendulous state of mind."

(Bot.) Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary.

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Etymology of 'Pendulous'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... by the squire for a description of German women. Blushing and shooting a timid look from under his pendulous eyelids at my aunt, indicating that he was prepared to go the way of tutors at Riversley, he said he really ...

— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith

... the ancient use of the dried organs of various animals. It is but a few years since the "ductless glands"—such organs, as, for example, the thyreoid gland (an organ situated in the front of the neck, a small affair in its normal state, but prominent and even pendulous when by its permanent enlargement it comes to constitute a goitre)—were looked upon as puzzles, as structures destitute of any known function. Some observers even affirmed that they had no function, though the constancy of goitre in cretins ought to have shown the fallacy of this allegation ...

— Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV • John Lord

... languor in my bones, as if a dead weight hung continually on my shoulders, and another rested on my heart. A warmer colour in the Stranger's cheek caught my attention; and I bent forward, peering under the pendulous lids. His eyes were livelier and less profound. The melancholy was passing from them as breath fades off a pane of glass. He was growing younger. Starting up, I ran across the room, ...

— Noughts and Crosses • Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

... came straight towards the room that I was in, then I heard the sniffing of expectant nostrils; perhaps 'uneasy' was not the most suitable word to describe my feelings then. Suddenly a herd of black creatures larger than bloodhounds came galloping in; they had large pendulous ears, their noses were to the ground sniffing, they went up to the lords and ladies of long ago and fawned about them disgustingly. Their eyes were horribly bright, and ran down to great depths. When I looked into them I knew suddenly ...

— The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories • Lord Dunsany

... passport and put it in my hands. I found myself about to be described as "Issacaro, Ebreo, vendor of pious objects," licensed by the Sacred College and vouched for by the Grand Inquisitor. My features were said to be fleshy, my nose pendulous, my hair black and curly, my shoulders narrow, my manner assured. I objected that the description would never pass me over the frontier; but Issachar replied, "Have no concern on that score. Observe my shoulders, they are as ...

— The Fool Errant • Maurice Hewlett

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