Expressed with enough clarity and order to be understood easily.
Reach for it when praising an explanation or style that makes a difficult subject plain
The engineer's perspicuous account let residents compare the two flood plans.
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everyday
Fits when easy understanding is the straightforward point
Careful Clear is the broad default and can describe visibility as well as language.
everyday
plain
Fits if direct, familiar wording removes needless complexity
Careful Plain can imply simplicity of style rather than logical precision.
warm
well explained
Fits when accessible language should credit the act of explanation
Careful Well explained is natural but applies to one explanation rather than a whole style.
professional
Fits when the threshold is whether the audience can make sense of it
Careful Intelligible may mean barely understandable, a weaker compliment.
formal
Suits an explanation whose reasoning remains transparent throughout
Careful Lucid often suggests difficult material and is more elevated than necessary.
literary
pellucid
Suits exceptionally transparent prose in an elevated register
Careful Pellucid is rare and can distract readers from the clarity being praised.
perspicuous style
A perspicuous style made the legal guide useful beyond the profession.
perspicuous explanation
The diagram supported a perspicuous explanation of the valve sequence.
perspicuous account
Her perspicuous account identified both the decision and its evidence.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated
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