coherent
logically connected and easy to understand
Word origin: From Latin cohaerere, to stick together (co- together plus haerere to cling).
Coherent in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing coherent in a sentence.
Despite his exhaustion, he gave a remarkably coherent account of the accident.
The witness gave a coherent account that the jury could follow without confusion.
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Verbal · Text Completion
The novelist's late style is admired precisely for its blank: every superfluous phrase has been pared away, leaving prose of startling economy.
Using “coherent” well
Coherent means logically connected and easy to follow. It describes both reasoning and expression that hold together as a whole.
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