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perspicuous

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per⋅spic⋅u⋅ous

  [per-spik-yoo-uhs]
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–adjective
1. clearly expressed or presented; lucid.
2. perspicacious.
Origin:
1470–80; < L perspicuus transparent, equiv. to perspic-, s. of perspicere to look or see through (per- per- + -spicere, comb. form of specere to look; see inspect ) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix

Related forms:
per⋅spic⋅u⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
per⋅spic⋅u⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. intelligible, plain, distinct, explicit.

Antonyms:
1. obscure, indistinct.
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per·spic·u·ous   (pər-spĭk'yōō-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Clearly expressed or presented; easy to understand: perspicuous prose.

  2. Expressing oneself clearly and effectively: a perspicuous lecturer.


[From Latin perspicuus, from perspicere, to see through; see perspicacious.]
per·spic'u·ous·ly adv., per·spic'u·ous·ness n.
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