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 Definitions of Perspicuous  [ərˈspɪk yu əs]  

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Definition of 'Perspicuous' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) perspicuous
clearly expressed or presented; lucid.

Etymology:  (1470–80; < L perspicuus transparent =perspic-, s. of perspicere to look or see through (per-per - +-spicere, comb. form of specere to look; see inspect ) +-uus deverbal adj. suffix; see -ous)

Definition of 'Perspicuous' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous
(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"


Definition of 'Perspicuous' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Perspicuous
capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not opaque

2. (adj) Perspicuous
clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous statements



'Perspicuous' - Nearby Entries  

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