perspicuous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
    luculent; crystal clear; lucid; limpid; pellucid.
    • writes in a limpid style
    • lucid directions
    • a luculent oration"- Robert Burton
    • pellucid prose
    • a crystal clear explanation
    • a perspicuous argument

WordNet

Per*spic"u*ous adjective
Etymology
L. perspicuus, from perspicere to look through. See Perspective.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913