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[ adjective ] spread throughout
Synonyms Examples "a pervasive anxiety overshadows the triumphs of individuals" Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)The influence of Mass was less pervasive than that of the congested , slum tenements among the bawdy_houses , honkytonks , and sawdust_saloons of his birthplace ; he ran wild with the child gangs of the neighbourhood , and went_through the normal pressure-cooker course of thieving , police dodging , and housebreaking . (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)For girls , the overprotection is far more pervasive . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] spreading throughout
Synonyms Examples "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations" "the pervasive odor of garlic" "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion" Related terms |
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