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pervious vs. impervious

pervious

adjective

  1. admitting of passage or entrance; permeable:

    pervious soil.

  2. open or accessible to reason, feeling, argument, etc.:

    Unfortunately, she was pervious to whatever rationale had been most recently presented.

impervious

adjective

  1. not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable:

    The coat is impervious to rain.

  2. incapable of being injured or impaired:

    impervious to wear and tear.

  3. incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected:

    impervious to reason; impervious to another's suffering.

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