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pervasive

adjective

spreading or spread throughout

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
E
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
17
CEFR level
C1

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Pronunciation

pəˈveɪ.sɪv

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Definitions

adjective

  1. spreading or spread throughout

    “armed with permeative irony … he punctures affectations”

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Example Sentences

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

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