Pervasive
[per-vey-siv] /pərˈveɪ sɪv/
adjective
1.
spread throughout:
The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
/pɜːˈveɪsɪv/
adjective
1.
pervading or tending to pervade
adj.
1750, from Latin pervas-, past participle stem of pervadere (see pervade) + -ive.
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