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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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
While there are pervious concrete options, Gile is not a fan.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2022
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 have what philosophy terms moods, and moods are more pervious to modulation than pools to idle breezes.
From Contemporary One-Act Plays by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
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