insistent
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- repetitive and persistent
- "the bluejay's insistent cry"
- demanding attention; ; ; - H.L.Mencken
- "insistent hunger"
Adj
- Standing or resting on something.
- Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
- Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin insistens, participle of insisto.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
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Words With Friends Score: 11
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