pervious

UK: /ˈpɜːvɪəs/ US: (pûr′vē əs)

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per•vi•ous  (pûr′vē əs), adj. 

1. admitting of passage or entrance;
   permeable:
   pervious soil.
2. open or accessible to reason, feeling, argument, etc.

• Latin pervius passable, equivalent. to per- per- + vi(a) way, road + -us adjective, adjectival suffix; see -ous
• 1605–15

per′vi•ous•ness, n. 

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pervious / ˈpɜːvɪəs/ adjective

1. able to be penetrated; permeable
2. receptive to new ideas; open-minded

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin pervius, from per- (through) + via a way

ˈperviously adverb

ˈperviousness noun