What does pendulous mean?
Pendulous means Hanging from, or as if from, a support..
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/ˈpɛndjʊləs/ · adjective
Hanging from, or as if from, a support..
The prehistorian Andre Leroi-Gourhan has identified it as "a woman holding a bison horn." With her large pendulous breasts, great stomach, and immense hips, this Paleolithic Madonna is of a type found with countless other figurines in excavations from Spain to the Soviet Union.
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Pendulous means Hanging from, or as if from, a support..
Common synonyms include suspended, nodding, drooping, unerect.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The prehistorian Andre Leroi-Gourhan has identified it as "a woman holding a bison horn." With her large pendulous breasts, great stomach, and immense hips, this Paleolithic Madonna is of a type found with countless other figurines in excavations from Spain to the Soviet Union.
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