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perspicuous adjective [ pəˈspɪkjʊəs ]

• clearly expressed and easily understood; lucid.
• "it provides simpler and more perspicuous explanations than its rivals"
Similar: clear, lucid, crystal clear, limpid, pellucid, unambiguous, plain, understandable, transparent, comprehensible, intelligible, clearly expressed, luminous, luculent,
Origin: late 15th century (in the sense ‘transparent’): from Latin perspicuus ‘transparent, clear’ (from the verb perspicere ‘look at closely’) + -ous.


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