insistent
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɪstənt/
The English word “insistent” has 4 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Standing or resting on something.
- Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
- Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
- 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.
Etymology
From Latin insistens, participle of insisto.
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