Pensile

//ˈpɛnsaɪl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Hanging down, suspended.

    "However the account of the Pensill or hanging gardens of Babylon […] is of no slender antiquity."

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danglingdependentfallingflowinghanginghung

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"However the account of the Pensill or hanging gardens of Babylon […] is of no slender antiquity."

Etymology

From classical Latin pēnsilis, from the past participle stem of pendere (“to hang”).

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