INSISTENT Meaning of INSISTENT in English [in.sis.tent] adj [L insistent-, insistens, prp. of insistere] (1868) 1: disposed to insist: persistent 2: compelling attention "the ~ pounding of the waves" -- in.sis.tent.ly adv Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012