perspicuous

  • 21perspicuous — /pəˈspɪkjuəs / (say puh spikyoohuhs) adjective 1. clear to the understanding. 2. clear in expression or statement; lucid. 3. → perspicacious. {late Middle English, from Latin perspicuus} –perspicuously, adverb –perspicuousness, noun …

  • 22perspicuous —   a. easily understood; clearly expressed.    ♦ perspicuity, n …

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  • 23perspicuous — adj. 1 easily understood; clearly expressed. 2 (of a person) expressing things clearly. Derivatives: perspicuity n. perspicuously adv. perspicuousness n. Etymology: ME, = transparent f. L perspicuus (as PERSPECTIVE) …

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  • 24perspicacious / perspicuous —    Perspicacious means mentally astute, acutely perceptive : I m too perspicacious to be taken in by such a ruse.    A perspicuous means clearly and lucidly presented, easily grasped , as a perspicuous article on toads. Also be careful not to… …

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  • 25perspicacious / perspicuous —    Perspicacious means mentally astute, acutely perceptive : I m too perspicacious to be taken in by such a ruse.    A perspicuous means clearly and lucidly presented, easily grasped , as a perspicuous article on toads. Also be careful not to… …

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  • 26making perspicuous — index clarification Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 27Perspicuously — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being… …

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  • 28Perspicuousness — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being… …

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  • 29perspicuity — perspicuous ► ADJECTIVE 1) clearly expressed and easily understood; lucid. 2) expressing things clearly. DERIVATIVES perspicuity noun perspicuously adverb. ORIGIN Latin perspicuus transparent, clear …

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  • 30perspicuously — perspicuous ► ADJECTIVE 1) clearly expressed and easily understood; lucid. 2) expressing things clearly. DERIVATIVES perspicuity noun perspicuously adverb. ORIGIN Latin perspicuus transparent, clear …

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