perspicuous

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/pəˈspɪkjuːəs/

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/pəˈspɪkjuːəs/ · /pərˈspɪkjəwəs/ · /pɚˈspɪkjuːəs/

Definition of perspicuous

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.

“I am always willing to run some hazard of being tedious in order to be sure that I am perspicuous […]”

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adj

Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.

“I am always willing to run some hazard of being tedious in order to be sure that I am perspicuous […]”
(Of a language or notation) the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.
(rare)That can be seen through clearly; that lets light through.

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From Latin perspicuus, in turn from perspiciō (“see through”).

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