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with Anu Gargperspicuous
PRONUNCIATION:
(puhr-SPIK-yoo-uhs)
MEANING:
adjective: Clearly expressed; easy to understand.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin perspicuus (transparent), from perspicere (to see through), from
per- (through) + -spicere, combining form of specere (to look). Ultimately
from the Indo-European root spek- (to observe), which is also the ancestor
of such words as suspect, spectrum, bishop (literally, overseer), espionage,
despise, telescope, spectator, speculum, and spectacles. Earliest documented
use: 1570.
USAGE:
"HAND also offers the most informed and perspicuous account of the
political violence."Darfur Humanitarian Update; Sudan Tribune (Paris, France); Sep 1, 2010. "We can see exactly what's going on, though the people involved can't. We get a wonderfully perspicuous view of somebody else's confusion." Tom Lubbock; Great Works; The Independent (London, UK); Jun 13, 2008. See more usage examples of perspicuous in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
For sleep, riches, and health to be truly enjoyed, they must be interrupted. -Jean Paul Richter, writer (1763-1825)
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