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imperviable, a.|ɪmˈpɜːvɪəb(ə)l|
[f. L. impervi-us impervious: perh. by confusion with impermeable.]
Incapable of being penetrated or passed through; impervious; impermeable.
1816Scott Antiq. xv, Strong thick paper, imperviable by the curious eyes of the gossips. 1826Chron. in Ann. Reg. 137/2 It renders [it] imperviable to water. 1867H. Conybeare in Fortn. Rev. Nov. 505 An imperviable coating of gold which every shower would restore.
Hence imperviaˈbility, imˈperviableness, imperviousness.
1828Edin. Rev. XLVII. 205 For imperviability and unhealthiness of climate, we may instance the vast forests..of Ceylon. 1847Craig, Imperviableness, imperviousness. |