pervasive

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective spreading or spread throughout

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

permeant, permeating, permeative

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