| slovo | definícia |
perspicuous
(encz) | perspicuous,srozumitelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
perspicuous
(encz) | perspicuous,zřetelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Perspicuous
(gcide) | Perspicuous \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.
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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.
[1913 Webster] -- Per*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. --
Per*spic"u*ous*ness, n.
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perspicuous
(wn) | perspicuous
adj 1: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable;
"writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a
luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a
crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"
[syn: limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, {crystal
clear}, perspicuous] |
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perspicuously
(encz) | perspicuously,srozumitelně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
perspicuousness
(encz) | perspicuousness, n: |
Imperspicuous
(gcide) | Imperspicuous \Im`per*spic"u*ous\, a.
Not perspicuous; not clear; obscure; vague; ambiguous.
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Perspicuous
(gcide) | Perspicuous \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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] -- Per*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. --
Per*spic"u*ous*ness, n.
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Perspicuously
(gcide) | Perspicuous \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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] -- Per*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. --
Per*spic"u*ous*ness, n.
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Perspicuousness
(gcide) | Perspicuous \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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] -- Per*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. --
Per*spic"u*ous*ness, n.
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Semiperspicuous
(gcide) | Semiperspicuous \Sem`i*per*spic"u*ous\
(s[e^]m`[i^]*p[~e]r*sp[i^]k"[-u]*[u^]s), a.
Half transparent; imperfectly clear; semipellucid.
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perspicuously
(wn) | perspicuously
adv 1: in a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written
book" [syn: lucidly, pellucidly, limpidly,
perspicuously] |
perspicuousness
(wn) | perspicuousness
n 1: clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous [syn:
perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness] |
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