Pervasive Definition

pər-vāsĭv, -zĭv
adjective
Tending to pervade or spread throughout.
Webster's New World

Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.
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Origin of Pervasive

  • From Latin pervāsus, from pervādō (“spread through, pervade"), from per (“through") + vādō (“go, walk").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin pervāsus past participle of pervādere to pervade pervade

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pervasive Sentence Examples

  • As I was saying digital practice is so pervasive.

  • They are extremely aware of the pervasive pain and sadness.

  • Worst of all, this attitude is all too pervasive at the individual level.

  • The term pervasive developmental disorders was first used in the 1980s to describe a class of neurological disorders that involved impaired social and communication skills and repetitive behaviors.

  • Autopsy studies of individuals with pervasive developmental disorders have shown that brain cell structure is different, particularly in the brain stem area.

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Words Starting With

PPEPER

Words Ending With

EVEIVE

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pervasive

Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With P9 Letter Words Ending With E