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pervasive

per·va·sive

UK/pəˈveɪ.sɪv/ US/pɚˈveɪ.sɪv/ rare

adjective

1.

spread throughout

  • “a pervasive anxiety overshadows the triumphs of individuals”
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2.

spreading throughout

  • “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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Origin

From Latin pervāsus, from pervādō (“spread through, pervade”), from per (“through”) + vādō (“go, walk”).

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