porously

po·rous

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pawr-uh s, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr əs, ˈpoʊr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pawr-uh s, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr əs, ˈpoʊr-/

Definitions of porously word

adjective porously full of pores. 1
adjective porously permeable by water, air, etc. 1

See all 2 definitions of porously

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Origin of porously

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English, variant of porose < Medieval Latin porōsus. See pore2, -ous

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Parts of speech for Porously

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Porously

porously popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

porously usage trend in Literature

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