perspicuous

per·spic·u·ous  (pr-spky-s)

adj.

Clearly expressed or presented; easy to understand.

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[From Latin perspicuus, from perspicere, to see through; see perspicacious.]

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per·spicu·ous·ly adv.

per·spicu·ous·ness n.

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perspicuous

Adjective

Literary (of speech or writing) easily understood; lucid [Latin perspicuus transparent]

perspicuity n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

perspicuous - (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, limpid language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" clear - readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"