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Meaning of insistent

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

insistent

Pronunciation:/ɪnˈsɪstənt/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Standing or resting on something.

  2. Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.

  3. Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense.

  4. 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.