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lucidly

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lu·cid  (lsd)
adj.
1. Easily understood; intelligible.
2. Mentally sound; sane or rational.
3. Translucent or transparent. See Synonyms at clear.
[Latin lcidus, from lcre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
lu·cidi·ty, lucid·ness n.
lucid·ly adv.
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Adv.1.lucidly - in a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written book"
limpidly, pellucidly, perspicuously
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Spanish lucidly [ˈluːsɪdlɪ] adv → lúcidamente
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The elegance of the breakfast set forced itself on Catherine's notice when they were seated at table; and, lucidly, it had been the general's choice.
Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context
He had found himself quite "standing up" to this personage over a failure on the latter's part to observe some detail of one of their noted conditions, and had so lucidly argued his case that, besides ever so prettily flushing, at the time, for sympathy in his triumph, she had afterwards said to him (though to a slightly greater effect of irony) that he had clearly for too many years neglected a real gift.
The Jolly Corner by James, Henry View in context
Micawber went on to say, still with the same air of putting a case lucidly.
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