different between stinging vs pervasive
stinging
English
Etymology
From Middle English styngyng; equivalent to sting +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?st????/
- Rhymes: -????
Adjective
stinging (comparative more stinging, superlative most stinging)
- Having the capacity to sting.
- stinging nettles
- (figuratively) Precise and hurtful
- 2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91," Rolling Stone
- That same year, a young Gloria Steinem went undercover as a Playboy Bunny at one of his Playboy Clubs and wrote a stinging inside critique of the magazine's ethos and chauvinism in an article, titled "A Bunny's Tale," which was published in Show magazine.
- 2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91," Rolling Stone
Derived terms
- stingingly
Verb
stinging
- present participle of sting
Noun
stinging (plural stingings)
- The act by which someone receives a sting.
- the stingings of scorpions
- stingings of remorse
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- what's stinging me in the ocean
pervasive
English
Etymology
From Latin perv?sus, from perv?d? (“spread through, pervade”), from per (“through”) + v?d? (“go, walk”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??ve?.s?v/
- (US) IPA(key): /p??ve?.s?v/
Adjective
pervasive (comparative more pervasive, superlative most pervasive)
- Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
- The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.
Synonyms
- (manifested throughout): penetrating, permeating, pervading
Related terms
Translations
German
Adjective
pervasive
- inflection of pervasiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
pervasive
- feminine plural of pervasivo
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- what pervasive means
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- pervasive in marathi
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