Tuesday, September 13, 2016

previous, pervious

Previous or previous describes something that happened or existed before the current state of affairs, or someone who occupied a place or position before the person who has it now --
The previous tenant left this behind.
What was your previous address?

Pervious or pervious means allowing passage or entrance, literally or figuratively --
Cover the roots with pervious soil, so that water and fertilizer can reach them.
He has ignored our arguments, but he may yet be pervious to an emotional appeal.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"Unlike the previous candidate, he is pervious to reason."

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