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pervasive

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per·va·sive  (pr-vsv, -zv)
adj.
Having the quality or tendency to pervade or permeate: the pervasive odor of garlic.

[From Latin pervsus, past participle of pervdere, to pervade; see pervade.]

per·vasive·ly adv.
per·vasive·ness n.

pervasive [pɜːˈveɪsɪv]
adj
pervading or tending to pervade
[from Latin pervāsus, past participle of pervādere to pervade]
pervasively  adv
pervasiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.pervasive - spreading or spread throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion"
distributive - serving to distribute or allot or disperse

pervasive
adjective widespread, general, common, extensive, universal, prevalent, ubiquitous, rife, pervading, permeating, inescapable, omnipresent a pervasive and powerful cultural influence
Translations
pervasive [pɜːˈveɪsɪv] ADJ [smell] → penetrante; [feeling, influence] → dominante; [superstition, belief, presence] → generalizado
pervasive [pərˈveɪsɪv] adj
[smell] → pénétrant(e)
[influence] → largement répandu(e), général(e)
pervasive
adj smell etcdurchdringend; influence, feeling, ideasum sich greifend
pervasive [pɜːˈveɪsɪv] adj (smell) → penetrante; (influence) → dilagante; (gloom, feelings, ideas) → diffuso/a


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