pervasive
Manifested throughoutManifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
» That kind of thinking is pervasive.
Meaning
1 sensesManifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.
durchdringend
распространяющийсяrasprostranjajuščijsja, проникающийpronikajuščij, пропитывающийpropityvajuščij
- spreading or spread throughout
Examples
9 sentencesThat kind of thinking is pervasive.
Cares and worries were pervasive in her mind.
There was a pervasive nasty undertone in their writings.
This delusion is pervasive.
Miroslav's cursing is so pervasive that it has become an integral part of his everyday speech.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin pervāsus, from pervādō (“spread through, pervade”), from per (“through”) + vādōFrom Latin pervāsus, from pervādō (“spread through, pervade”), from per (“through”) + vādō (“go, walk”).
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Forms
more pervasive, most pervasive| Comparative | more pervasive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pervasive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- spreading or spread throughout:permeantpermeatingpermeative
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form