The Collaborative International Dictionary
Perspicuous \Per*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere to look through. See Perspective.]
Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not opaque. [Obs.]
--Peacham.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. [1913 Webster] -- Per*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Per*spic"u*ous*ness, n.
Wiktionary
adv. With clarity and lucidity.
WordNet
adv. in a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written book" [syn: lucidly, pellucidly, limpidly]
Usage examples of "perspicuously".
He walked fast up the road, not perspicuously conscious that his motive was to be well in advance of Vernon Whitford: to whom, after all, the knowledge imparted by Crossjay would be of small advantage.