porous

adjective

po·rous | \ˈpȯr-əs

Definition of porous

1a : possessing or full of pores

b : containing vessels hardwood is porous

2a : permeable to fluids

b : permeable to outside influences

3 : capable of being penetrated porous national boundaries

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Examples of porous in a Sentence

The country has a porous border. a cleaner that should not be used on porous surfaces

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Gunners fans will no doubt applaud their new manager's evident determination to tighten Arsenal's porous defence. — SI.com, "Arsenal Linked With Young Bundesliga Star as Unai Emery Seeks to Rebuild the Gunners' Defence," 9 July 2018 And an already porous unit loses eight of its starters heading into next season. — Safid Deen, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Louisville moves on without Lamar Jackson, is No. 66 in 2018 preseason college football rankings," 22 June 2018 But as monsoon rains inundated the area, the porous limestone cave absorbed water like a sponge. — Hannah Beech, Richard C. Paddock And Muktita Suhartono, New York Times, "‘Still Can’t Believe It Worked’: The Story of the Thailand Cave Rescue," 12 July 2018 The country has always had highly porous borders and contentious politics over unlawful border crossings. — Peter Andreas, Washington Post, "Breaking border laws is as American as it gets," 3 July 2018 SanTan Village The splash pad's soft, porous surface is suitable for the youngest children. — azcentral, "45 Phoenix area splash pads, parks and water features," 14 June 2018 Chicago has righted the ship somewhat defensively after a porous start, but its 25 goals allowed are still second-most in the Eastern Conference. — Dan Mcloone, BostonGlobe.com, "Revolution look to rebound at Chicago," 8 June 2018 Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, uses enormous quantities of water, which drillers pressurize and shoot deep below the surface to help separate shale oil from porous rocks. — Jay Root, star-telegram, "New Mexico official: Texans are 'stealing' water and selling it back for fracking," 7 June 2018 Finley picked apart Louisville’s defense last season, throwing for 367 yards on just 31 attempts and showing how porous that defense was. — Jake Lourim, The Courier-Journal, "How Louisville football can (and can't) beat NC State," 12 July 2018

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