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insistent

[ in-sis-tuhnt ]

adjective

  1. earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent; pertinacious.
  2. compelling attention or notice:

    an insistent tone.



insistent

/ ɪˈɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. making continual and persistent demands
  2. demanding notice or attention; compelling

    the insistent cry of a bird

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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈٱԳ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·IJԳ· adverb
  • ԴDzi·IJԳ adjective
  • v··IJԳ adjective
  • over··IJԳ· adverb
  • ܲȴ-·IJԳ adjective
  • quasi-·IJԳ· adverb
  • p··IJԳ adjective
  • super··IJԳ· adverb
  • ܲi·IJԳ adjective
  • un·IJԳ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of insistent1

1615–25; < Latin insistent- (stem of -ŧԲ ), present participle of insistere. See insist, -ent
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Example Sentences

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The voice in the Telegram video is insistent.

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Only an insistent young woman with her own formidable mental and physical mettle would be bold enough to try.

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"He was insistent we should take it to Edinburgh as planned," she says.

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The beep-beeps from cars, once signs of support, grew more insistent.

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But when I wear it, I feel her: that version of myself I was so insistent on forgetting.

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