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insistent(dictionary)
insistent(dictionary)

insistent (iou)



insistent adjective & noun. E17.
[from INSIST + -ENT.]
A. adjective.
Standing or resting on something. rare. E17.
That dwells emphatically on something maintained or demanded; persistent; obtruding itself on one's attention. M19.
J. Agate John Gielgud was anxious, even insistent, that I should not write about..last night's performance. P. Bowles An insistent electric bell shrilled without respite.
b. noun. An insistent person. rare. M19.
insistently adverb L19.