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Definition of pendulous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pendulous

adjective

/ˈpendʒələs/

/ˈpendʒələs/

(formal)

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hanging down loosely and moving from side to side
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Pendulous is used with these nouns:
breast
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin pendulus ‘hanging down’ (from pendere ‘hang’) + -ous.

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