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transpicuous

[ tran-spik-yoo-uhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

transpicuous

/ trænˈspɪkjʊəs /

1630–40; < New Latin trānspicuus, equivalent to trāns- trans- + ( per ) spicuus transparent; perspicuous

C17: from Medieval Latin transpicuus , from Latin transpicere to look through, from trans- + specere to look

That is all; and I need only read these words in order to expose the whole—transpicuous humbug.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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