pervious
Americanadjective
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admitting of passage or entrance; permeable.
pervious soil.
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open or accessible to reason, feeling, argument, etc..
Unfortunately, she was pervious to whatever rationale had been most recently presented.
adjective
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able to be penetrated; permeable
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receptive to new ideas; open-minded
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Etymology
Origin of pervious
First recorded in 1625–30; from Latin pervius “passable,” equivalent to per- “through” + vi(a) “way, road” + -us adjective suffix; see origin at per-, -ous
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The Duo’s display structure requires a sandwich-like structure of carbon-based films layered with electrodes, high-strength glass, specialized adhesives and a titanium support plate, all of which make it substantially more expensive than pervious models.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
This hot, mineral-rich, and often smokey water seeks the most pervious path through the Earth's crust and encounters cold, oxygen-rich water at the sea floor.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2024
The company also expects an insurance margin in fiscal 2024 of 13.5%–15.5%, higher than the pervious year's margin of 12.6%.
From Reuters ● Aug. 20, 2023
Reminisce about the Bluebonnet Bowl, the postseason game once played in the old Houston Astrodome that was the setting for the only pervious matchup of the Boilermakers and Volunteers in 1979.
From Fox News ● Dec. 14, 2021
They are generally sunk in valley plains and districts where the lower pervious strata are bent into basin-shaped curves.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
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