Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- By means of pores; in a porous manner; perviously; interstitially.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a porous manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
porous way; allowing liquid or gas to pass through.
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Examples
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Despite the isolationist and extremist war drums beating far afield from the mainstream today say in tea party camps and al-Qaeda cells, the powerful currents of crossculturalism we witness in today's global art markets is an intricately variegated offering porously absorbing difference.
G. Roger Denson: China Takes Top Spot in Art Auction Sales Away From the US & UK -- What It Means for Global Culture G. Roger Denson 2011
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Despite the isolationist and extremist war drums beating far afield from the mainstream today say in tea party camps and al-Qaeda cells, the powerful currents of crossculturalism we witness in today's global art markets is an intricately variegated offering porously absorbing difference.
G. Roger Denson: China Takes Top Spot in Art Auction Sales Away From the US & UK -- What It Means for Global Culture G. Roger Denson 2011
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The Wildcats are 6-6, struggling to focus offensively, defending porously at times and displaying a fragile confidence after a 30 - point home loss to Brigham Young on Monday.
azcentral.com | news 2010
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The Wildcats are 6-6, struggling to focus offensively, defending porously at times and displaying a fragile confidence after a 30 - point home loss to Brigham Young on Monday.
azcentral.com | news 2010
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This void was highlighted by the continued state of anarchy within the country itself and the lack of control along the borders, which have become porously traversable, including to Islamist terrorist groups.
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That exhibition was indicative of Sharp's programme: the assemblage of artists was prescient, the work was non-commodifiable and porously bounded, and the exhibition underscored a connection with ecosystems beyond the gallery walls.
unknown title 2009
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The Wildcats are 6-6, struggling to focus offensively, defending porously at times, and displaying a fragile confidence after a 30-point home loss to BYU on Monday.
Conquest Chronicles 2009
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Today, companies that act porously-enabling and encouraging the flow of IP and talent in and out of their sphere of influence-are winning.
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Today, companies that act porously-enabling and encouraging the flow of IP and talent in and out of their sphere of influence-are winning.
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Today, companies that act porously-enabling and encouraging the flow of IP and talent in and out of their sphere of influence-are winning.
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