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pervasive (adj.)

tending or having the power to pervade," "1750, with -ive + Latin pervas-, past-participle stem of pervadere "spread or go through," from per "through" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "through") + vadere "to go" (see vamoose). Related: Pervasively; pervasiveness.

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Definitions of pervasive from WordNet

pervasive (adj.)
spreading or spread throughout;
an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion
the pervasive odor of garlic
Synonyms: permeant / permeating / permeative
From wordnet.princeton.edu