insistent

[ in-sis-tuhnt ]

/ ɪnˈsɪs tənt /

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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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Origin of insistent

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

OTHER WORDS FROM insistent

in·sist·ent·ly, adverbnon·in·sist·ent, adjectiveo·ver·in·sist·ent, adjectiveo·ver·in·sist·ent·ly, adverb

qua·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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How to use insistent in a sentence

His demands have become more insistent amid signs that the economy is wavering.
Pelosi walks tightrope in stimulus talks amid pressures of election, economy|Rachael Bade, Erica Werner|October 15, 2020|Washington Post
Smiley is insistent on the fact that students complete core subjects and standards needed for high school transcript and graduation, including math, science, English and history.
With $2.7M in fresh funding, Sora hopes to bring virtual high school to the mainstream|Natasha Mascarenhas|October 2, 2020|TechCrunch
Quibbling over dates aside, 19th century Americans did insistently observe a day of remembrance.
The Real Memorial Day: Oliver Wendell Holmes's Salute To A Momentous American Anniversary|Malcolm Jones|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some of those rabbis enlisted friends or colleagues to lobby us insistently.
Why We’re Not Ranking Rabbis|Gary Ginsberg, Michael Lynton, Abigail Pogrebin|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It will be secretly but insistently pushed by the Joe Biden camp.
McAuliffe and Hillary|Michael Tomasky|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He always and insistently said he supported a major troop build-up in Afghanistan.
Michael Tomasky on Wimpy Mitt Romney’s Missing Backbone|Michael Tomasky|July 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Rebecca probably should have pushed counseling more insistently and found a way to show understanding without approval.
The Right’s ‘Gendercide’ Crusade to Limit Women’s Autonomy|Michelle Goldberg|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Drowned every few seconds by our tremendous salvoes, this more nervous noise crept back insistently into our ears in the interval.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The words seemed to be repeated cruelly, insistently, by the jogging of the train and the rumble of the wheels.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
This idea no sooner took shape than she became insistently inquisitive.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris
The wings beat insistently and darkly before them as they stood against the wall.
The Jewels of Aptor|Samuel R. Delany
It is at such moments that the old instinct of superstition that lies dormant in each of us comes insistently back.
The Wasted Generation|Owen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for insistent

insistent

/ (ɪnˈsɪstənt) /

adjective

making continual and persistent demands

demanding notice or attention; compellingthe insistent cry of a bird

Derived forms of insistent

insistence or insistency, nouninsistently, adverb

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