pervious

[ pur-vee-uhs ]

adjective

1. admitting of passage or entrance; permeable:

   pervious soil.

2. open or accessible to reason, feeling, argument, etc.:

   Unfortunately, she was pervious to whatever rationale had been most recently presented.

pervious

/ ˈpɜːvɪəs /

adjective

1. able to be penetrated; permeable
2. receptive to new ideas; open-minded

Derived Forms

• ˈperviously, adverb
• ˈperviousness, noun

Other Words From

• pervi·ous·ness noun
• semi·pervi·ous adjective
• semi·pervi·ous·ness noun
• un·pervi·ous adjective
• un·pervi·ous·ly adverb
• un·pervi·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pervious¹

First recorded in 1625–30; from Latin pervius “passable,” equivalent to per- “through” + vi(a) “way, road” + -us adjective suffix; per-, -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of pervious¹

C17: from Latin pervius, from per- (through) + via a way

Example Sentences

When he attacked nurse Arnold, he kicked her in the leg where she had suffered a pervious injury, Beck said.

From Seattle Times

While there are pervious concrete options, Gile is not a fan.

From Seattle Times

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

The rewritten constitution focuses more on the NCAA’s broader goals of athlete welfare than the pervious version, which took a more granular approach.

From Seattle Times

Caesars also recently bought naming rights to the Superdome, the home stadium of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints, after the New Orleans sports venue’s pervious naming deal with German automaker Mercedes-Benz expired over the summer.

From Seattle Times