INSISTENT

insistent, repetitive

(adjective) repetitive and persistent; “the bluejay’s insistent cry”

clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant

(adjective) demanding attention; “clamant needs”; “a crying need”; “regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous”- H.L.Mencken; “insistent hunger”; “an instant need”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

insistent (comparative more insistent, superlative most insistent)

(obsolete) Standing or resting on something.

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

Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense.

(ornithology) 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.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


In*sist"ent, a. Etym: [L. insistens, -entis, p. pr. of insistere.]

1. Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall. Sir H. Wotton.

2. Insisting; persistent; persevering.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Incumbent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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