Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perspicuous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perspicuous \Per*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere
to look through. See {Perspective}.]
1. Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not
opaque. [Obs.] --Peacham.
2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly
understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure
or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous
statements. ``The purpose is perspicuous.'' --Shak. --
{Per*spic"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per*spic"u*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
perspicuous
adj : (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"
[syn: {limpid}, {lucid}, {luculent}, {pellucid}, {crystal
clear}]
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