Definition of insistent Insistent
/ɪnsɪˈstʌnt/ - [insistunt] - in•sist•ent
We found 9 definitions of insistent from 3 different sources.
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What does insistent mean?
WordNet
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| insistent - repetitive and persistent; "the bluejay's insistent cry" | ||
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| continual occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters" | ||
| insistent - demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" | ||
| clamant, crying, exigent, instant | ||
| imperative requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- insistent (Adjective)
Standing or resting on something. - insistent (Adjective)
Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining. - insistent (Adjective)
Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense. - insistent (Adjective)
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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- insistent (a.)
Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall. - insistent (a.)
Insisting; persistent; persevering. - insistent (a.)
See Incumbent.
