insistent

Adjective
Synonyms: repetitiveclamantcryingexigentinstant

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. repetitive and persistent“the bluejay's insistent cry”Synonyms: repetitive
  2. demanding attention“clamant needs”“a crying need”“regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous — H.L.Mencken”“insistent hunger”“an instant need”Synonyms: clamantcryingexigentinstant
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Insistent \In*sist"ent\, a. [L. insistens, -entis, p. pr. of insistere.] [1913 Webster]

1.Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]

2.Insisting; persistent; persevering. [1913 Webster]

3.(Zool.) See Incumbent. [1913 Webster]

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