cogent
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
to the point; relevant; pertinent.
Origin of cogent
1Other 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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How to use cogent in a sentence
I never got a cogent message at a service, but I do think I had a brush with the other side many years later at the Hotel Cassadaga.
Checking into a haunted hotel? Here’s how to make the most of it. | Liz Langley | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s that, in the end, he’s defensive to the extent that they’re no longer provocative, or even cogent.
Dave Chappelle’s Pointless Transphobia and Homophobia | Kevin Fallon | October 8, 2021 | The Daily BeastPerhaps the most cogent examples of this are the haunted beings Kupersmith conjures to tell her tale of agency and autonomy stolen and then reclaimed.
Build Your House Around My Body Offers a Satisfying Story of Possession and Revenge | Cady Lang | June 24, 2021 | TimeDeveloping a cogent regional development policy is one of the most vital public policy challenges facing America.
How to fix what the innovation economy broke about America | Katie McLean | February 17, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewWe want our comments to be HEARD – not just tabulated by the City Clerk in what feels dismissive of the time and effort it has taken for us to be informed, formulate cogent responses, and respond in the 1,500 character-limit allotted in an e-Comment.
Chula Vista Police Chief Says She Didn’t Know Department Shared Data With Feds | Gustavo Solis | January 20, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
The Daily Beast picks the most cogent takes on the arguments in the two marriage cases before the Supreme Court this week.
Best Reads on Gay Marriage at the Supreme Court | The Daily Beast | March 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe ended with some cogent and compelling logic born of a desire not for revenge, but simple justice.
34 Years Later, Gunshots Still Echo From a Senseless Killing | Michael Daly | March 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is a cogent argument to be made that, as wars come to a close, military requirements go down and diplomatic demands go up.
Why Hill Briefing on Benghazi Won’t Improve Security | P.J. Crowley | December 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSuffice it to say there was not a lot of cogent discussion of immigration policy.
Most Comments Are Horrible—Sites Look for Ways to Make Them Better | Jesse Singal | July 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWebster Tarpley was obviously not anything like as as cogent Jon Kay.
These, then, appear to be the cogent reasons for the adoption of the medium rise in the modelling by Stradivari.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William PetherickIn fact, no cogent reason can be given why the works mentioned by her should not be the outcome of unaided development.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksFor cogent reasons, Vixnu next assumed the form of a man and lion at the same time.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantThe second objection is more cogent, viz.: that the interpretation in question was not accepted by any early Christian writer.
Curious Church Customs | VariousThey had motives for responding to the call made on them which are intelligible, and cogent, to any European.
Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
British Dictionary definitions for cogent
/ (ˈkəʊdʒənt) /
compelling belief or assent; forcefully convincing
Origin of cogent
1Derived forms of cogent
- cogency, noun
- cogently, adverb
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