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perspicuous

pers·pi·cuous

UK/pəˈspɪkjuːəs/ US/pərˈspɪkjəwəs/ uncommon rare

adjective

1.

(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable

  • “writes in a limpid style”
  • “lucid directions”
  • “a luculent oration” Robert Burton
  • “pellucid prose”
  • “a crystal clear explanation”
  • “a perspicuous argument”

Origin

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

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