The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pervious \Per"vi*ous\, a. [L. pervis; per + via a way. See
   Per-, and Voyage.]
   1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another
      body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil.
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            [Doors] . . . pervious to winds, and open every way.
                                                  --Pope.
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   2. Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical
      or mental vision. [R.]
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            God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye. --Jer.
                                                  Taylor.
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   3. Capable of penetrating or pervading. [Obs.] --Prior.
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   4. (Zool.) Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as
      applied to the nostrils or birds.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pervious
    adj 1: admitting of passage or entrance; "pervious soil"; "a
           metal pervious to heat" [ant: imperviable,
           impervious]