Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Pensile /(pĕn"sĭl; 277)/ · Pen·sile · IPA /ˈpɛnsaɪl/ 01 a. Hanging; suspended; pendent; pendulous. 1. Hanging; suspended; pendent; pendulous. “The long, pensile branches of the birches.” — W. Howitt.