insistent

[ in-sis-tuh nt ]
/ ɪnˈsɪs tənt /

adjective

earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent; pertinacious.
compelling attention or notice: an insistent tone.

Origin of insistent

1615–25; < Latin insistent- (stem of in-sistēns), present participle of insistere. See insist, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM insistent

Words nearby insistent

insipid, insipience, insist, insistence, insistency, insistent, insnare, insobriety, insociable, insofar, insofar as

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British Dictionary definitions for insistently

insistent
/ (ɪnˈsɪstənt) /

adjective

making continual and persistent demands
demanding notice or attention; compelling the insistent cry of a bird

Derived forms of insistent

insistence or insistency, noun insistently, adverb