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Another word for pendulous

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Adjective

  1. Hung or appearing to be hung from a support

    See also:

    hang

  2. Given to or exhibiting hesitation

    See also:

    decide

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Another word for pendulous

Modifier
  1. See also:

    hanging

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Sentence Examples

  • The flowers are borne in long pendulous racemes, and the two wings of the fruit are ascending.

  • Basset hounds are long and crooked-legged dogs, with pendulous ears.

  • (b) Filaments showing slow pendulous and creeping movements, and with no distinct sheath: - Beggiatoa (Tre y .), with sulphur particles.

  • pendulous ears, out-turned feet and generally black-and-tan coloration.

  • The mass of styles from the whole spike is pendulous from the summit of the sheaths, as in fig.

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