insistent

adjectiveattested in dialogue

//ɪnˈsɪstənt//

Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.

adjective

1
obsoleteStanding or resting on something.
2
Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
3
Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
Hadadas roost in numbers among the trees in the leafier parts of Nairobi and their eponymous call is one of the more insistent elements of the dawn chorus in that part of the world, though they may be heard at any time of the day.
4
Standing on end: specifically said of the hind toe of a bird when its base is inserted so high on the shank that only its tip touches the ground: correlated with incumbent.

Etymology

From Latin insistens, participle of insisto.

Forms

comparative: more insistent
superlative: most insistent

insight · A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep…insignificant · Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no…insist · To hold up a claim emphatically.

insistent · Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.

insisting · Synonym of insistent.insolence · Contemptible, ill-mannered conduct; insulting: arrogant, bold…insolent · Insulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or…

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