Complete Definition of "insistent"

English

Adjective
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  1. obsolete stand|Standing or resting on something.
  2. urgent|Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
  3. extort|Extorting attention or notice; coercively stare|staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
  4. ornithology 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.

Derived terms
insistently

Related terms
insist
insistence

References
R:Century 1911

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