pervasive

pervasive
pervasive [pər vā′siv]
adj.
tending to pervade or spread throughout
pervasively
adv.
pervasiveness
n.

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per·va·sive (pər-vāʹsĭv, -zĭv) adj.
Having the quality or tendency to pervade or permeate:

the pervasive odor of garlic.

  [From Latin pervāsus, past participle of pervādere, to pervade. See pervade.]   per·vaʹsive·ly adv. per·vaʹsive·ness n.

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