insistent

[in-sis-tuh nt]

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adjective

earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent; pertinacious.
compelling attention or notice: an insistent tone.

Origin of insistent

1615–25; < Latin insistent- (stem of in-sistēns), present participle of insistere. See insist, -ent

Related formsin·sist·ent·ly, adverbnon·in·sist·ent, adjectiveo·ver·in·sist·ent, adjectiveo·ver·in·sist·ent·ly, adverbqua·si-in·sist·ent, adjectivequa·si-in·sist·ent·ly, adverbsu·per·in·sist·ent, adjectivesu·per·in·sist·ent·ly, adverbun·in·sist·ent, adjectiveun·in·sist·ent·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for insistent

Contemporary Examples

The drumbeat and synth bass are as insistent as they are ominous.
Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent?
David Yaffe
December 4, 2014
But Hollande was “insistent,” she writes, and “his strength of persuasion was nuclear.”
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex
Lizzie Crocker
November 28, 2014
I want her to grow up to feel confident and powerful about herself and insistent about the world around her.
My Daughter Is Bossy—But Don’t Call Her That
Sally Kohn
March 12, 2014
He would not allow his other teammates access to the best equipment, but was insistent that every cyclist dope.
Dope on Wheels: Speed Read of 'Wheelmen' About Lance Armstrong
Thomas Flynn
October 16, 2013
The rule, which it must be said Taylor was insistent on, was that neither of us could spill or take a break.
Hanson Got Me Drunk on Their New Beer, Mmmhops (Really)
Kevin Fallon
September 18, 2013

Historical Examples

It troubled him—the insistent feeling of the eyes which had been upon him.
Way of the Lawless
Max Brand
We form a habit of conquering as insistent as any other habit.
The Conquest of Fear
Basil King
It continued musically low, but there was in it the insistent note of sincerity.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
Sidney had been insistent, and Harriet had topped the argument in her businesslike way.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
But now it started off high pitched and insistent and did not stop.
The Man the Martians Made
Frank Belknap Long

British Dictionary definitions for insistent

insistent

adjective

making continual and persistent demands
demanding notice or attention; compellingthe insistent cry of a bird

Derived Formsinsistence or insistency, nouninsistently, adverb

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Word Origin and History for insistent

adj.

1620s, "standing on something," from Latin insistentem (nominative insistens), present participle of insistere (see insist). Meaning "dwelling firmly on something asserted" is from 1868. Related: Insistently.

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Examples from the Web for insistent

Contemporary Examples

The drumbeat and synth bass are as insistent as they are ominous.

But Hollande was “insistent,” she writes, and “his strength of persuasion was nuclear.”

I want her to grow up to feel confident and powerful about herself and insistent about the world around her.

He would not allow his other teammates access to the best equipment, but was insistent that every cyclist dope.

The rule, which it must be said Taylor was insistent on, was that neither of us could spill or take a break.

Historical Examples

It troubled him—the insistent feeling of the eyes which had been upon him.

We form a habit of conquering as insistent as any other habit.

It continued musically low, but there was in it the insistent note of sincerity.

Sidney had been insistent, and Harriet had topped the argument in her businesslike way.

But now it started off high pitched and insistent and did not stop.

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Word Origin and History for insistent

adj.

Origin of insistent