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co⋅gent

  [koh-juhnt]
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–adjective
1. convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
2. to the point; relevant; pertinent.
Origin:
1650–60; < L cōgent- (s. of cōgēns, prp. of cōgere to drive together, collect, compel), equiv. to cōg- (co- co- + ag-, s. of agere to drive) + -ent- -ent

Related forms:
co⋅gent⋅ly, adverb
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co·gent   (kō'jənt)   
adj.  Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing: a cogent argument. See Synonyms at valid.

[Latin cōgēns, cōgent-, present participle of cōgere, to force : co-, co- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
co'gen·cy (-jən-sē) n., co'gent·ly adv.
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Cogently

Co"gent*ly\, adv. In a cogent manner; forcibly; convincingly; conclusively. --Locke.
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