coherent

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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adjective marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
adjective capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
adjective (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation

From Middle French coherent, from Latin cohaērēns, from co- + haereō. By surface analysis, cohere + -ent.

His speech grew more coherent. — A Victor of Salamis, William Stearns Davis
He seemed incapable of coherent thought. — The black kiss, Robert Bloch
The regiment left a coherent trail of bodies. — The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, Stephen Crane

consistent, logical, ordered

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