as in penetrable
capable of being passed into or through
the new road has a pervious surface that will cut down on the amount of water that collects on it during heavy rains
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Adjective
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Mescal’s performance is carefully pitched in its quiet devastation, but Lionel, hidden behind his thick glasses and polite manner, is never quite penetrable.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
22 May 2025 -
Strong actors also can’t prop up a script built out of barely penetrable mumbo jumbo.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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Jason Kruse, an associate professor of turfgrass science at the University of Florida, said fake grass takes an area that would’ve been naturally permeable and reduces it’s infiltration potential.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2025
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The cells in your body are permeable to water, so if the water-salt balance of the surrounding fluid — blood, lymph or cerebrospinal fluid, for example — is outside its healthy range, cells can swell or shrink, shrivel or potentially burst.—
Dan Samorodnitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Because of their porous texture, terra-cotta pots are prone to absorbing moisture, and if the water freezes, the pots can crack and break.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Aug. 2025
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Even porous sanctions, which shave growth rates by a percentage point or two, can produce devastating, long-term compounding effects—as a comparison of sanctioned North Korea and unsanctioned South Korea illustrates.—
S. C. M. Paine,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Pervious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervious. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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