perspicuous

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perspicuous

  • /pəˈspɪkjuːəs/ UK
  • /pərˈspɪkjəwəs/ US
  • /pɚˈspɪkjuːəs/ US

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

adjective more perspicuous · most perspicuous

  1. 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 […]
  2. (Of a language or notation) the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.
  3. rare That can be seen through clearly; that lets light through.

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