PENDULOSITY
Pen`du*los"i*ty, n. Etym: [See Pendulous.]
Defn: The state or quality of being pendulous. Sir T. Browne.
PENDULOUS Pen"du*lous, a. Etym: [L. pendulus, fr. pendere to hang. Cf. Pendant, and cf. Pendulum.]
1. Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. Shak. "The pendulous round earth. Milton.
2. Wavering; unstable; doubtful. [R.] "A pendulous state of mind." Atterbury.
3. (Bot.)
Defn: Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary.
PENDULOUSLY
Pen"du*lous*ly, adv.
Defn: In a pendulous manner.
PENDULOUSNESS
Pen"du*lous*ness, n.