perspicuous

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /pəˈspɪkjuːəs/
• (GA) IPA: /pɚˈspɪkjuːəs/

Adjective

perspicuous

1. Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
   • 1776, Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, Book I, Chapter 4,

     I am always willing to run some hazard of being tedious in order to be sure that I am perspicuous […]

2. (logic) Of a language or notation, such as that of formal propositional calculus: where the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.
3. (rare) Transparent; translucent.

Synonyms

• (clearly expressed) See also Thesaurus:comprehensible
• (transparent) See also Thesaurus:transparent

Antonyms

• (clearly expressed) See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible
• (transparent) See also Thesaurus:opaque
• imperspicuous

Related terms

• perspicuity
• perspicacious
• perspicaciously
• perspicacity
• perspective

Translations

• Spanish: perspicuo, perspicua

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