Definition of Perspecuous
Per*spic"u*ous (?), a. [L.
perspicuus, from perspicere to look through. See
Perspective.] 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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid. Used in logic to describe a language or notation, such as that of formal propositional calculus, where the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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