Pensile \Pen"sile\ (p[e^]n"s[i^]l; 277), a. [L. pensilis, fr. pendere to hang: cf. OE. pensil. See {Pendant}.] Hanging; suspended; pendent; pendulous. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] The long, pensile branches of the birches. --W. Howitt. [1913 Webster]