filipendulous
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prettygoodwordfilipendulous (fil-i-PEN-dyu-luhs) - adj,. hanging by a thread.
According to old editions of Webster's, this was used as a botanical term. I think it would be better served as another way of saying the metaphoric extension. From Latin roots filum, thread + pendere, to hang.
---L.
According to old editions of Webster's, this was used as a botanical term. I think it would be better served as another way of saying the metaphoric extension. From Latin roots filum, thread + pendere, to hang.
---L.
