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PENDULOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pendulous mean?
• PENDULOUS (adjective)
The adjective PENDULOUS has 1 sense:
1. having branches or flower heads that bend downward
Familiarity information: PENDULOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having branches or flower heads that bend downward
Synonyms:
cernuous; drooping; nodding; pendulous; weeping
Context example:
lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers
Similar:
unerect (not upright in position or posture)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Context examples
He had a large red face, with pendulous cheeks, and a general air of superficial benevolence which was marred by a cruel, vicious mouth.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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