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pervious
[ pur-vee-uhs ]
adjective
- admitting of passage or entrance; permeable:
pervious soil.
- open or accessible to reason, feeling, argument, etc.:
Unfortunately, she was pervious to whatever rationale had been most recently presented.
pervious
/ ˈpɜːvɪəs /
adjective
- able to be penetrated; permeable
- receptive to new ideas; open-minded
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Derived Forms
- ˈperviously, adverb
- ˈperviousness, noun
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Other Words From
- pervi·ous·ness noun
- semi·pervi·ous adjective
- semi·pervi·ous·ness noun
- un·pervi·ous adjective
- un·pervi·ous·ly adverb
- un·pervi·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pervious1
C17: from Latin pervius, from per- (through) + via a way
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