pensile

adjective

pen·​sile

ˈpen(t)sə̇l

1

a

: suspended from above : hanging, pendent

b

: set or poised on a declivity : overhanging

2

: having or building a hanging nest

Word History

Etymology

Latin pensilis, from pensus (past participle of pendēre to hang) + -ilis -ile

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