Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. Shak. "The pendulous round earth. Milton.
Wavering; unstable; doubtful. [R.] "A pendulous state of mind." Atterbury.
Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary.
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