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pendulous

pen.du.lous \-j*-l*s, -dy*-l*s, -d*l-*s\ aj [L pendulus, fr. pendere to 
   weigh] archaic  1: poised without visible support  2a: suspended so as to 
   swing freely  2b: inclined or hanging downward : DROOPING  3: WAVERING, 
   VACILLATING  - pen.du.lous.ly av