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insistent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | repetitive |
| Derivation | insistence |
the bluejay's insistent cry.
Examples of insistent
insistent
In persuasive, insistent language, the authors hoist one red flag after another.
From the time.com
She was insistent that I make an album like this and has been really supportive.
From the sfgate.com
From an open doorway on Tacoma's Pacific Avenue comes an insistent hip-hop beat.
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Mick Philpott meanwhile had been unusually insistent to hold a press conference.
From the independent.co.uk
Both are very public and repeatedly insistent about their religious conversions.
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He was less insistent on the number of U.S. servicemen in the embattled country.
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Bjork's work, in contrast, has been characterized by an insistent sprightliness.
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Through the haze of food and wine came angular, jagged, insistent string music.
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Villas-Boas had, in particular, coaxed a more insistent authority out of his men.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Repetitive and persistent; "the bluejay's insistent cry"
- Clamant: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
- (insistency) imperativeness: the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
- (insistency) insistence: the act of insisting on something; "insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position"
- (Insistence) The Empire ships were a series of ships in the service of the British Government. Their names were all prefixed with "Empire". ...
- Standing or resting on something; Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining; 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
- (insistence) the state of being insistent; an urgent demand; The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength
