a. [ Cf. F. poreux. See Pore, n. ] Full of pores; having interstices in the skin or in the substance of the body; having spiracles or passages for fluids; permeable by liquids;
adv. In a porous manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
They will forcibly get into the porousness of it. Sir K. Digby. [ 1913 Webster ]