I. -tənt adjective
Etymology: Latin insistent-, insistens, present participle of insistere to insist, stand upon
1. archaic : standing or resting on something
2.
a. : insisting or disposed to insist : persistent , persevering
insistent demands
b. : compelling attention : obtrusively conspicuous
working in the insistent heat
insistent pounding of waves
a bold insistent butte
3.
[French insistant, present participle of insister to insist]
of a bird's hind toe : inserted so far above the base of other toes that only the tip will reach to the ground — opposed to incumbent
Synonyms: see pressing
II. noun
( -s )
: an insistent person