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pervious [ˈpɜːvɪəs] adj
1. able to be penetrated; permeable 2. receptive to new ideas; open-minded [from Latin pervius, from per- (through) + via a way] perviously adv perviousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations pervious adj (lit) → durchlässig; (fig) → zugänglich (to für); chalk is pervious (to water) → Kalk ist wasserdurchlässig How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The walls were even more pervious to a driving rain. When I was as old as you, I was a feeling fellow enough, partial to the unfledged, unfostered, and unlucky; but Fortune has knocked me about since: she has even kneaded me with her knuckles, and now I flatter myself I am hard and tough as an India-rubber ball; pervious, though, through a chink or two still, and with one sentient point in the middle of the lump. For though nothing is impassable to the soul, but all things are pervious to it and like highways, yet this is only whilst the soul does not see them. |
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