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Insistent

Insistent Meaning & Definition
Insistent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Insistent?

[adj] persistently continual; "the bluejay's insistent cry"
[adj] demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Insistent: clamant | continual | crying | exigent | imperative | instant | repetitive

Related Terms | Find terms related to Insistent: acute | assertive | assiduous | burning | cajoling | clamant | clamorous | coaxing | compelling | constant | continuing | critical | crucial | crying | demanding | determined | diligent | dire | dogged | draining | dunning | emphatic | enduring | exacting | exigent | exorbitant | extortionate | faithful | firm | forceful | grasping | high-pressure | high-priority | immutable | imperative | imperious | importunate | inalterable | indefatigable | indomitable | industrious | inexorable | instant | invincible | lasting | loud | loyal | nagging | never-tiring | obstinate | obtrusive | patient | patient as Job | permanent | perseverant | persevering | persistent | persisting | pertinacious | pestering | pivotal | plaguing | plodding | plugging | preoccupied | pressing | rapt | relentless | resolute | resounding | sedulous | single-minded | sleepless | slogging | stable | steadfast | steady | stubborn | taxing | teasing | tenacious | tireless | unabating | uncompromising | unconquerable | undaunted | undiscouraged | undrooping | unfailing | unfaltering | unflagging | unflinching | unintermitting | uninterrupted | unnodding | unrelaxing | unrelenting | unremitting | unsleeping | unswerving | untiring | unwavering | unwearied | unwearying | unwinking | unyielding | urgent | utterly attentive | weariless | wheedling

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Insistent In Webster's Dictionary

\In*sist"ent\, a. [L. insistens, -entis, p. pr. of insistere.] 1. Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall. --Sir H. Wotton. 2. Insisting; persistent; persevering. 3. (Zo["o]l.) See {Incumbent}.

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