pervious

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Adjective pervious has 1 sense

pervious - admitting of passage or entrance; "pervious soil"; "a metal pervious to heat"
Antonyms: impervious, imperviable, fast, acid-fast, colorfast, greaseproof, mothproof, moth-resistant, proof, resistant, runproof, ladder-proof, run-resistant, soundproof

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Pervious

Adjective:

1. Allowing liquid or air to pass through; permeable.

Example sentence: The pervious soil absorbs rainwater quickly, preventing floods.

Adverb:

1. In a manner that allows liquid or air to pass through; permeably.

Example sentence: The raincoat was designed to let the water pass through perviously.

Noun:

1. A person or thing with a permeable quality.

Example sentence: She is a pervious, open-minded individual who accepts different opinions.

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