pervasive

American  

[per-vey-siv] / pərˈveɪ sɪv /

adjective

1. spread throughout.

   The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.

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pervasive British  

/ pɜːˈveɪsɪv /

adjective

1. pervading or tending to pervade

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Other Word Forms

• interpervasive adjective
• interpervasively adverb
• nonpervasive adjective
• nonpervasively adverb
• pervasively adverb
• pervasiveness noun
• unpervasive adjective
• unpervasively adverb

Etymology

Origin of pervasive

First recorded in 1730–40; equivalent to Latin pervās(us), past participle of pervādere “to pass through” + -ive ( def. ); pervade ( def. )

Example Sentences

Cybersecurity has already become a pervasive risk in the modern, connected world.

From The Wall Street Journal

Local media have often linked his rise to a pervasive anxiety in Chinese society, driven by a slowing economy and a sluggish youth employment rate.

From BBC

In the near term, the uncertainty is so pervasive that it virtually guarantees the Fed does nothing, much as officials sat on their hands after the tariff announcements last spring.

From The Wall Street Journal

But, he says, it's a "good introduction" for anyone unaware of how pervasive manosphere-themed content is.

From BBC

Robe offset the pervasive green with a wool rug from Stark that provides warmth underfoot.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• common
• inescapable
• omnipresent
• prevalent
• rife
• ubiquitous
• universal