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cogent

[ koh-juhnt ]

adjective

  1. convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
  2. to the point; relevant; pertinent.


cogent

/ ˈəʊəԳ /

adjective

  1. compelling belief or assent; forcefully convincing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԳ, noun
  • ˈDzԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • gԳ· adverb
  • ԴDz·gԳ adjective
  • non·gԳ· adverb
  • ܲ·gԳ adjective
  • un·gԳ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cogent1

1650–60; < Latin ōԳ- (stem of ōŧԲ, present participle of ō to drive together, collect, compel), equivalent to ō- ( co- co- + ag-, stem of agere to drive) + -ent- -ent
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cogent1

C17: from Latin ōԳ-, ōŧԲ, driving together, from ō, from co- together + agere to drive
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Booker, after 25 hours, was still more cogent than Trump is after 25 minutes.

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He never responded to the multiple critiques of his false claims about the program with cogent counterarguments.

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At every entertainment-related business in Hollywood, there are eager, young and ultimately more talented writers who could concoct a more cogent narrative than the White House staff has produced.

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After years of a cornucopia of abusive life choices – both self-inflicted and parentally initiated, Trump clings to a single strand of cogent thought with the tenacity of Sisyphus; how do I glorify myself?

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But the release also highlighted that Harris’ convoluted answer had been clipped to its most succinct and cogent sentence.

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