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perspicuous

adj.
C2 Proficiency Oxford per·spic·u·ous Archaic

adj. clear and easy to understand. You use this to describe someone's speech or writing when they explain a complicated idea very simply.

adj. clearly expressed and easily understood; lucid. Adjective, typically applied to prose, arguments, or individual speakers.


SIMPLE

The professor gives a perspicuous explanation of the theory.

CONTEXTUAL

Despite the complexity of the new tax regulations, her report remained perspicuous and accessible to all staff members.

COMPLEX

The philosopher's writing is admired for its perspicuous style, which manages to navigate dense ontological questions without the obfuscation common to his contemporaries.

Synonyms
Origin

From Latin perspicuus, in turn from perspiciō (“see through”).

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