cogent
co‧gent /ˈkəʊdʒənt $ ˈkoʊ-/
adjective formal
cogent argument/reason/case etc
a cogent argument for banning the drug
—cogently adverb
—cogency noun [uncountable]
co‧gent /ˈkəʊdʒənt $ ˈkoʊ-/
adjective formal Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: present participle of cogere 'to drive together, collect', from co- ( ⇨ co-) + agere 'to drive'
if a statement is cogent, it seems reasonable and correctLanguage: Latin
Origin: present participle of cogere 'to drive together, collect', from co- ( ⇨ co-) + agere 'to drive'
cogent argument/reason/case etc
—cogently adverb
—cogency noun [uncountable]