pervasive
spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
Origin of pervasive
1Other words from pervasive
- per·va·sive·ly, adverb
- per·va·sive·ness, noun
- in·ter·per·va·sive, adjective
- in·ter·per·va·sive·ly, adverb
- non·per·va·sive, adjective
- non·per·va·sive·ly, adverb
- un·per·va·sive, adjective
- un·per·va·sive·ly, adverb
Words Nearby pervasive
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How to use pervasive in a sentence
That will mean pervasive discounting with a side of free shipping to coax shoppers to buy.
A Corona Xmas: Why physical stores will power online shopping this holiday season | Greg Sterling | September 4, 2020 | Search Engine LandWhile the beer brand isn’t the only big advertisers in esports, it is one of the more pervasive.
‘Gaming is where culture is being set’: Bud Light gets serious about esports | Seb Joseph | September 3, 2020 | DigidayFor now, I’ll say that this was a big exercise in how a great story can become so pervasive that it seems true.
Often this magazine’s approach was quite pointed, as when it criticized President Lyndon Johnson for failing to act on the 1968 Kerner Commission’s finding that pervasive racism fueled civil disorder.
The few tools that previously existed tend to measure overt gender bias like harassment, rather than the subtle ones that are so pervasive.
New Tool To Measure Gender Bias In The Workplace May Help Finally Eliminate It | LGBTQ-Editor | May 19, 2020 | No Straight News
pervasive monitoring would also undermine the privacy of user communications.
Internet Anti-Piracy Bill Would Chill Free Expression | David Sohn | November 24, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTpervasive odors of ripening vine, Fill the air like a luscious wine.
The Optimist's Good Morning | Florence Hobart Perinpervasive drug use among students creates a climate in the schools that is destructive to learning.
What Works: Schools Without Drugs | United States Department of Education
British Dictionary definitions for pervasive
/ (pɜːˈveɪsɪv) /
pervading or tending to pervade
Origin of pervasive
1Derived forms of pervasive
- pervasively, adverb
- pervasiveness, noun
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