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Pellucidly

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pel·lu·cid  (p-lsd)
adj.
1. Admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent. See Synonyms at clear.
2. Transparently clear in style or meaning: pellucid prose.

[Latin pellcidus, from pellcre, to shine through : per-, through; see per- + lcre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

pel·lu·cidi·ty, pel·lucid·ness n.
pel·lucid·ly adv.
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Adv.1.pellucidly - in a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written book"

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Beyond this the path wound through a forest of fir, where a wood wind wove its murmurous spell and a wood brook dimpled pellucidly among the shadows--the dear, companionable, elfin shadows--that lurked under the low growing boughs.
The brook that ran across the corner dimpled pellucidly in the shadows of the birches.
 
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