Can you pronounce pervious? | Saturday, June 15, 2024 |
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| adjective | 1. (Of a substance) Allowing water to pass through; permeable. |
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| | | "David realized how pervious his hiking boots were as soon as he stepped in the river." |
| | | "Pervious soil is crucial for ground-dwelling organisms that require water." |
| | | "The children's sandcastle was completely pervious; water had already washed it away by the next morning." |
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| Latin, early 17th century |
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| If this word sounds familiar, you're likely better acquainted with its antonym "impervious." "Pervious," which predates its opposite, comes from the Latin word "pervius" ("having a passage through"). Pervious membranes are crucial for most organic, living things — humans, for example, could not survive without the permeable cells that make up our bodily systems. ... | Continue Reading |
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