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/pəˈspɪkjuːəs/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/pərˈspɪkjəwəs/
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- General-American
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/pɚˈspɪkjuːəs/
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- General-American
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pəˈspɪkjuːəs
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- GB
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pɚˈspɪkjuːəs
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- US
Adjective
Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
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I am always willing to run some hazard of being tedious in order to be sure that I am perspicuous […]
(Of a language or notation) the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.
That can be seen through clearly; that lets light through.
Usage- Rare
- Antonyms
Adjective
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
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writes in a limpid style
lucid directions
More examples (3)
pellucid prose
a crystal clear explanation
a perspicuous argument