pendulous

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adjective

1. Hung or appearing to be hung from a support: dangly, hanging, pensile. See hang.
2. Given to or exhibiting hesitation: halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, shilly-shally, tentative, timid, vacillant, vacillatory. See decide/hesitate.

IN BRIEF: Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part.

The pendulous branches of the weeping willow offer a shady retreat on a hot summer's day.

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Hanging loosely; dependent.

• p. crop — see pendulous crop.

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• Ugly, unattractive, or malformed

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hængende, svingende

Nederlands (Dutch)
hangend, schommelend, aarzelend

Français (French)
adj. - tombant, pendant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - hängend, pendelnd

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αιωρούμενος

Italiano (Italian)
pendente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - suspenso, oscilante, indeciso

Русский (Russian)
подвесной

Español (Spanish)
adj. - colgante, oscilante, fluctuante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - häng-, svängande, pendlande, vacklande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
下垂的, 摇摆不定的, 摇摆的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 下垂的, 搖擺不定的, 搖擺的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 매달린, 동요하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ぶら下がった, ゆらゆらする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متدل, متذبذب, متحظر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תלוי בריפיון, תלוי, מדולדל, מתנודד‬

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