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with Anu Gargcernuous
PRONUNCIATION:
(SUHR-noo/nyoo-uhs) 
MEANING:
adjective: Drooping, nodding, or bending forward.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin cernuus (bowing). Earliest documented use: 1653.
USAGE:
“Her body was half turned away, her neck stretched forward, head cernuous.”
Mary Travers; Litany; Smashwords; 2011.
See more usage examples of cernuous in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
Mary Travers; Litany; Smashwords; 2011.
See more usage examples of cernuous in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
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The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. -Moliere, actor and playwright (15 Jan 1622-1673)
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