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porous

adj
/ˈpɔːɹəs/UK/ˈpɔɹəs/CA/ˈpoːɹəs/

Etymology

From Old French poros, from Latin porus (“an opening”). By surface analysis, pore + -ous.

  1. derived from porus — “an opening”
  2. derived from poros

Definitions

  1. Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.

    • Sponges are porous so they can filter water while trapping food.
    • Concrete is porous, so water will slowly filter through it.

  2. With many gaps or loopholes.

    • However, Wolves ^([sic]) porous defence opened up again to gift Sunderland a foothold in the game - Sessegnon sweeping in a Zenden corner that was inexplicably allowed to bounce in the six-yard box.
    • […] a porous border consequently positioned migrants from Mexico and ethnic Mexicans residing in the United States as potential terrorists.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA