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porously

porously adverb: in a porous way; allowing liquid or gas to pass through.

Adverb

porously (comparative more porously, superlative most porously)

  1. In a porous way; allowing liquid or gas to pass through.
    • The porously dried material was ready.

Forms of porously

comparativemore porously
superlativemost porously

Origin of porously

From porous + -ly.

Questions about porously

What does porously mean?
Porously means in a porous way; allowing liquid or gas to pass through.
What part of speech is porously?
Porously is an adverb.

Words near porously in the dictionary

  1. porotype
  2. porotypes
  3. porous
  4. porous portal
  5. porous portals
  6. porously
  7. porousness
  8. porousnesses
  9. poroviscoelastic
  10. poroviscoelasticity
  11. poroxidase

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