adj. 1. Open to passage or entrance; permeable. 2. Open to arguments, ideas, or change; approachable. [From Latin pervius : per-, through; see PER- + via, way; see wegh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] pervi·ous·ly adv. pervi·ous·ness n. |
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