all-pervasive

adjective

all-per·va·sive | \ˈȯl-pər-ˈvā-siv,

-ziv\

Definition of all-pervasive

: spread throughout and affecting all parts of something Still, he believes fear of lawsuits is all-pervasive in medicine and drives up health care costs.— Ridgely Ochs

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