Pervious

Pervious
Pervious Per"vi*ous, a. [L. pervis; per + via a way. See {Per-}, and {Voyage}.] 1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil. [1913 Webster]

[Doors] . . . pervious to winds, and open every way. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

2. Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision. [R.] [1913 Webster]

God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

3. Capable of penetrating or pervading. [Obs.] --Prior. [1913 Webster]

4. (Zo["o]l.) Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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