INSISTENT


Meaning of INSISTENT in English

— insistently , adv.

/in sis"teuhnt/ , adj.

1. earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent; pertinacious.

2. compelling attention or notice: an insistent tone.

[ 1615-25; insistent- (s. of in-sistens ), prp. of insistere. See INSIST, -ENT ]

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