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imperviousim‧per‧vi‧ous /ɪmˈpɜːviəs $ -ɜːr-/ adjective [not before noun] imperviousOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin impervius, from pervius ‘allowing things to pass through’, from per ‘through’ + via ‘way’ - But even this normally impervious mucus is easily breached by ethanol.
- How could I have been so thick-headed, I wonder now, so impervious?
- Indeed, some individuals are quite impervious to cultural incentives, or even take pleasure in flouting them.
- She was amazed at how little he wore and how impervious he was to the cold.
- The evening air had its accustomed November nip, but the groups making their way from Celtic Crescent were impervious to it.
- The trees everywhere over-grow the road, so that it is totally impervious to the sun, except at a few places.
- Was it possible for anyone to be so impervious to the things he saw?
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