Pervious (adjective)
Pronunciation: ['pê(r)-vi-ês]
Definition: (1) Permeable, penetrable, allowing passage through itself; (2) susceptible to reason, approachable, can be reasoned with.
Usage: Many think that "impervious" is another orphan negative like "ineffable," "nonplussed," "inert." In point of fact, however, there are pervious and impervious jungles and pervious and impervious arguments. The adverb is "perviously" and the noun, "perviousness."
Suggested Usage: A pervious object allows some element to pass through it, "The curtains were so pervious to light that it was impossible to sleep in the room during the day." Water is another substance that enjoys exploring pervious objects, "They discovered during the first rain that the roof of the new house was quite pervious." But we constantly bump into people who are pervious and impervious (to reason), "Janet is a pervious supervisor; approach her calmly and rationally and she’ll listen to you."
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