pervasive

Definition

Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

Etymology

From Latin pervāsus, from pervādō (“spread through, pervade”), from per (“through”) + vādō (“go, walk”).

Example Sentences

• "The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health."
• "Mr Xi is also struggling with issues within his carefully-constructed power structure. The unexplained disappearances of key members of his leadership team and military top brass could be seen as either signs of pervasive corruption or political purges."