Both Uses of
pervasive
in
Hard Times
- A man with a pervading appearance on him of being inflated like a balloon, and ready to start.†
Chpt 1.4 *
- 'You are useful to Mrs. Gradgrind, and (in a generally pervading way) you are serviceable in the family also; so I understand from Miss Louisa, and, indeed, so I have observed myself.†
Chpt 1.14
Definition:
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(pervasive) existing throughout something; or generally widespread