Insistent
[ɪn'sɪst(ə)nt] or [ɪn'sɪstənt]
Definition
(adj.) repetitive and persistent; 'the bluejay's insistent cry' .
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Definition
(a.) Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall.
(a.) Insisting; persistent; persevering.
(a.) See Incumbent.
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Examples
- But the family was strident, loudly insistent. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Canler was insistent that Jane marry him at once. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- But to Gerald it sounded as if he were insistent rather than confident. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- They found out prophecies of the crucifixion in the prophets--the Gospel of Matthew is particularly insistent upon these prophecies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The hungers and lusts of mankind have produced some stupendous follies, but the desires themselves are no less real and insistent. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- In Great Britain, for instance, Mr. Lloyd George was particularly insistent upon his intention to make the after-war Britain a land fit for heroes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The emphasis on environment is insistent. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- He coloured to the eyes, pushed the door shut, and stood before her embarrassed but insistent. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- After all, the true seeing is within; and painting stares at you with an insistent imperfection. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He had been so insistent, so guarded, all his life. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She was bewildered, and insistent, only her will was set for him to speak to her. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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