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insistent
[ in-sis-tuhnt ]
/ ÉȘnËsÉȘs tÉnt /
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adjective
earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent; pertinacious.
compelling attention or notice: an insistent tone.
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OTHER WORDS FROM insistent
Words nearby insistent
insipid, insipience, insist, insistence, insistency, insistent, in situ, insnare, insobriety, insociable, insofar
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British Dictionary definitions for insistent
insistent
/ (ÉȘnËsÉȘstÉnt) /
adjective
making continual and persistent demands
demanding notice or attention; compellingthe insistent cry of a bird
Derived forms of insistent
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