pendulously en · ADV
Etymology
From pendulous + -ly.
Meanings
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In a pendulous manner.
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.
1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 291:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pendulously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most pendulously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |