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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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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