adj
Meaning 1
Tending to permeate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
permeative
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
spreading or spread throughout
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations
- the pervasive odor of garlic
- an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: permeant, permeating, pervasive
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From permeate + -ive.