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adjective convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
to the point; relevant; pertinent.
Origin of cogent 1650–60; <Latin cōgent- (stem of cōgēns, present participle of cōgere to drive together, collect, compel), equivalent to cōg- (co- co- + ag-, stem of agere to drive) + -ent- -ent
OTHER WORDS FROM cogent co·gent·ly, adverb non·co·gent, adjective non·co·gent·ly, adverb un·co·gent, adjective
un·co·gent·ly, adverb
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Words nearby cogent cofunction, cog, Cogan-Reese syndrome, cogency, cogeneration, cogent , Coggan, cogged, coggle, cog in the wheel, cogitable
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He ended with some cogent and compelling logic born of a desire not for revenge, but simple justice.
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Webster Tarpley was obviously not anything like as as cogent Jon Kay.
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As he is a born and bred gentleman, there are cogent reasons why he should hold a respectable position among us.
The Fatal Cord | Mayne Reid
The Master was unimpeachable; His terse, cogent assertions were unanswerable.
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James was a verbose and ornate declaimer; Philip was a close, cogent reasoner, without any attempt at elegance or display.
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Those who voted in it followed one or other of two trains of cogent reasoning; but the reasonings led to opposite conclusions.
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None of the evidence given to the Commission was more direct and cogent .
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British Dictionary definitions for cogent adjective compelling belief or assent; forcefully convincing
Derived forms of cogent cogency , noun cogently , adverb Word Origin for cogent C17: from Latin cōgent-, cōgēns, driving together, from cōgere, from co- together + agere to drive
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