porouslyadv.
/ˈpɔːrəsli/, U.S. /ˈpɔrəsli/ In a porous manner; with porosity; by means of pores; (figurative) not securely or completely; so as to provide openings or loopholes.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adverb] > in porous manner
porously1846
spongily1882
1846 S. Croswell & R. Sutton Deb. & Proc. N.-Y. State Convent. for Rev. Constit. 319/1 The pledges we sometimes drew were so porously drawn, that there were holes where some might creep out at.
1906 Bull. Amer. Geogr. Soc. 38 62 The lava of the eruption is a hypersthene-andesite, which occurs in four types... Type II is porously glassy (pumiceous).
1934 R. Campbell Broken Rec. 185 The yellow stones and red ground of the Crau seemed porously to retain the light after sunset.
1985 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 72 1775 The presence in all species of..a porously pitted endosperm, strongly supports the notion that these three species constitute a natural entity.
2000 Detroit Free Press (Nexis) 1 Nov. 1 c The Wings played so porously that they allowed Washington a 35-24 shot advantage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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