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Porous
adjective
/ˈpɔːɹəs/
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Word Frequency:
3.7
Definitions
1.
adjective
Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
"Concrete is porous, so water will slowly filter through it."
2.
adjective
With many gaps.
3.
adjective
(by extension) full of loopholes
Synonyms
permeable
porose
leaky
poriferous
holey
pore
fragile
treatable
vulnerable
flawed
insubstantial
loopholes
Rhymes With
chorus
torus
clitoris
thesaurus
doris
sorus
stegosaurus
slow loris
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