pervasive
[ per-vey-siv ]
/ pərˈveɪ sɪv /
adjective
spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
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Example sentences from the Web for pervasive
Pervasive monitoring would also undermine the privacy of user communications.
Pervasive drug use among students creates a climate in the schools that is destructive to learning.
What Works: Schools Without Drugs |United States Department of EducationPervasive odors of ripening vine, Fill the air like a luscious wine.
The Optimist's Good Morning |Florence Hobart Perin
British Dictionary definitions for pervasive
pervasive
/ (pɜːˈveɪsɪv) /
adjective
pervading or tending to pervade
Derived forms of pervasive
pervasively, adverb pervasiveness, nounWord Origin for pervasive
C18: from Latin
pervāsus, past participle of
pervādere to
pervade