Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pendulously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-du-lous-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a pendulous manner.

Example Sentences

"Noiselessly it raised its head, and steadily its green eyes watched this invader, and when convinced that she was a menace, a forked tongue protruded from its head, swinging to and fro pendulously."

Etymology

From pendulous + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pendulous

Inflected Forms

more pendulously (comparative) most pendulously (superlative)

Questions

What does pendulously mean?: In a pendulous manner.
Where does pendulously come from?: From pendulous + -ly.

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