coherent

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If an argument, set of ideas, or a plan is coherent, it is clear and carefully considered, and each part of it connects or follows in a natural or reasonable way.

If someone is coherent, you can understand what that person says:

When she calmed down, she was more coherent (= able to speak clearly and be understood).

having its parts related in an organized and reasonable way:

The president has not presented a coherent plan for dealing with it.

Coherent also means expressing yourself clearly:

I should warn you, she’s not always coherent.