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per·vi·ous
 pervious
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- pronunciation:
- puhr
vi
 s
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
subject to passage or entrance, as by water; permeable.
- antonyms:
- impassable, impervious
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| definition 2: |
open to influence or argument.
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| derivation: |
perviousness (n.) |
The word pervious
contains the following part:
per-
Latin
prefix
that means through, throughout; very
  Example words:
impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, impervious, parvenu, perambulate, perceive, perception, percolate, perennial, perfect, perfidy, perfoliate, perforate, perform, perfunctory, perjury, permanent, permeate, permissible, permission, permit, permute, pernicious, perorate, perpetual, perplex, persecute, persevere, persist, persistent, perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous, perspire, persuade, persuasion, persuasive, pertinacious, perturb, peruse, pervade, perverse, pervert, pervious, semipermeable
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