INSISTENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does insistent mean? • INSISTENT (adjective)
The adjective INSISTENT has 2 senses:
1. persistently continual
2. demanding attention
Familiarity information: INSISTENT used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INSISTENT (adjective)
Meaning:
Persistently continual
Synonyms:
insistent; repetitive
Context example:
the bluejay's insistent cry
Similar:
continual (seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series)
Meaning:
Demanding attention
Synonyms:
exigent; clamant; crying; insistent; instant
Context examples:
clamant needs / a crying need / regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous / insistent hunger / an instant need
Similar:
imperative (requiring attention or action)
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