PERVIOUS Meaning of PERVIOUS in English [per.vi.ous] adj [L pervius, fr. per- through + via way--more at per-, way] (ca. 1614) 1: accessible "~ to reason" 2: permeable "~ soil" -- per.vi.ous.ness n Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012