pervasive
[ per-vey-siv ]
/ pərˈveɪ sɪv /
adjective
spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
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ubiquitous, prevalent, universal, inescapable, rife, omnipresent, common, general, widespread, wall-to-wall
Nearby words
- peruzzi, baldassare,
- perv,
- perv on,
- pervade,
- pervasion,
- perverse,
- perversely,
- perversion,
- perversity,
- perversive
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Examples from the Web for pervasive
Pervasive monitoring would also undermine the privacy of user communications.
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pervasive
/ (pɜːˈveɪsɪv) /
adjective
pervading or tending to pervade
Word Origin for pervasive
C18: from Latin pervāsus, past participle of pervādere to pervade
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pervasive
1750, from Latin pervas-, past participle stem of pervadere (see pervade) + -ive.
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