perspicuous
Plain and transparent
Perspicuous means clearly expressed and easily understood.
A perspicuous argument or explanation presents its points with transparency, leaving no confusion about meaning.
The word applies to communication rather than people—a writer may produce perspicuous prose, but the prose itself earns the adjective.
Her perspicuous summary made the complex policy accessible to everyone.
Mentally sharp and comprehensible
- pellucidTransparently clear
- crystal-clearCompletely transparent or understandable
- limpidPerfectly clear, unclouded
- transparentAllowing light through
unambiguous · explicit · plain · evident · manifest · unmistakable · distinct · apparent
Fluent and persuasive
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- refinedPurified or cultured
elegant · graceful · apt · felicitous · succinct · concise · pithy · terse
Based on valid reasoning
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
- structuredArranged in organized form
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
cogent · reasoned · orderly · sequential · step-by-step · deductive · expository · explicative
lucid
Mentally sharp and comprehensible
- pellucidTransparently clear
- crystal-clearCompletely transparent or understandable
- limpidPerfectly clear, unclouded
transparent · unambiguous · explicit · plain · evident · manifest · unmistakable · distinct · apparent · comprehensible
eloquent
Fluent and persuasive
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
refined · elegant · graceful · apt · felicitous · succinct · concise · pithy · terse · crisp
logical
Based on valid reasoning
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
- structuredArranged in organized form
analytical · cogent · reasoned · orderly · sequential · step-by-step · deductive · expository · explicative · demonstrative
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, concise
perspicuousobscure
Unknown to most
unclear · cryptic · enigmatic · opaque · unintelligible
perspicuousevasive
Avoiding direct response
circumlocutory · oblique · tortuous · labyrinthine · Byzantine
respect, special, spice, aspect, suspect, inspect, species, perspective, spectacle