adjective
- hanging down; suspended
Usage: formal; technical
Examples
- The pensile nest of the oriole swayed gently in the breeze.
- Pensile branches drooped toward the water’s surface.
- The architect designed pensile walkways connecting the buildings.
- Pensile roots hung from the ancient banyan tree.
- The pensile chandelier dominated the grand ballroom.
- Scientists studied the pensile structures of various bird species.