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Meaning of 'insistent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Insistent [ a.]
- Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall.
- Insisting; persistent; persevering.
- See Incumbent.

Meaning of 'insistent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . insistent [ s]
Meaning (1):
- demanding attention
Example in sentence:
  • a crying need;
  • an instant need;
  • clamant needs;
  • insistent hunger;
  • regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous
Meaning (2):
- repetitive and persistent
Example in sentence:
  • the bluejay's insistent cry

Nearby Words:

insabbatati insafety insalivation insalubrious insalubrity insalutary insanability insanable insanableness insanably

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