[po.rous] adj (14c) 1 a: possessing or full of pores b: containing vessels "hardwood is ~"
2. a: permeable to fluids b: permeable to outside influences "his imagination is astonishingly ~ --Elizabeth Hardwick"
3: capable of being penetrated "~ national boundaries" "a ~ defense" -- po.rous.ly adv -- po.rous.ness n