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cogent

adj
/ˈkəʊd͡ʒn̩t/UK/ˈkoʊd͡ʒn̩t/US

Etymology

From French cogent, from Latin cōgēns, present active participle of cōgō (“drive together, compel”), from cō + agō (“drive”).

  1. derived from cōgēns
  2. borrowed from cogent

Definitions

  1. Reasonable and convincing

    Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.

    • We congratulate our correspondents on some very cogent reasoning, and shall have to watch our step even more carefully in future!

  2. Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning.

  3. Forcefully persuasive

    Forcefully persuasive; relevant, pertinent.

    • The prosecution presented a cogent argument, convincing the jury of the defendant's guilt.

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Derived

cogency, cogently, incogent, uncogent

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA