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adjective
- 1. clearly expressed and easily understood; lucid: formal "it provides simpler and more perspicuous explanations than its rivals"
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The meaning of PERSPICUOUS is plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation. How to use perspicuous in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Perspicuous.
thinking, writing, or speaking clearly: His understanding of evolution was perspicuous and penetrating. Fewer examples. These essential points should be plainly expressed, in a style familiar and perspicuous to all.
Perspicuous definition: clearly expressed or presented; lucid. . See examples of PERSPICUOUS used in a sentence.
Perspicuous is an adjective describing language that is clear and easy to understand. When you give a presentation, you should speak in a perspicuous manner so that everyone will be able to follow you. Someone who is perspicuous speaks in a way that makes the meaning absolutely clear.
1. clearly expressed or presented; lucid. 2. having keen mental perception; perspicacious.
Synonyms for PERSPICUOUS: obvious, unmistakable, apparent, straightforward, evident, clear, distinct, lucid; Antonyms of PERSPICUOUS: ambiguous, mysterious, indistinct, obscure, unclear, equivocal, dark, enigmatic
adj. 1. Clearly expressed or presented; easy to understand: perspicuous prose. 2. Expressing oneself clearly and effectively: a perspicuous lecturer. 3. Discerning; perspicacious. [From Latin perspicuus, from perspicere, to see through; see perspicacious .] per·spic′u·ous·ly adv. per·spic′u·ous·ness n.
