Definition of PERSPICUOUS

perspicuous

Adjective Satellite

  • (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; ; ; - Robert Burton
    • "a perspicuous argument"

Adj

  • Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
  • (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.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 17

perspicuous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
perspicuous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
perspicuous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

perspicuous: valid Words With Friends Word