pə(r)ˈvās]iv, ]ēv also ]əv sometimes -āz] adjective
Etymology: Latin pervas us + English -ive
: that pervades or tends to pervade especially in such a way as to be or become prevalent or dominant : pervading
a pervasive odor that clings stubbornly to clothes — M.M.Gassman
the pervasive dampness of the stone-flagged floor — Elinor Wylie
an age in which large-scale catastrophe and pervasive anxiety have overshadowed the triumphs of individual men — C.J.Rolo
• per·va·sive·ly ]ə̇vlē, ]ēv-, -li adverb
• per·va·sive·ness ]ivnə̇s, ]ēv- also ]əv-\ noun -es