Persistent
[pə'sɪst(ə)nt] or [pə'zɪstənt]
Definition
(adj.) never-ceasing; 'the relentless beat of the drums' .
(adj.) retained; not shed; 'persistent leaves remain attached past maturity'; 'the persistent gills of fishes' .
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Definition
(a.) Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.
(a.) Remaining beyond the period when parts of the same kind sometimes fall off or are absorbed; permanent; as, persistent teeth or gills; a persistent calyx; -- opposed to deciduous, and caducous.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Persevering, constant, steady.
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Examples
- I'm persistent in wantin' to get up which ary side my larder is; don't you see, all on yer? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- But he was too doggedly persistent to mind any mishap. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- But this fact only indicates the need of persistent care to see to it that the function of intelligence is invoked to its maximum possibility. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- For many years the persistent Roman has been pointing, with no particular meaning, from that ceiling. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Excuse me, as a persistent man of business. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Far away up the sombre valley of heath, and to the right of Rainbarrow, could indeed be seen the light, small, but steady and persistent as before. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- When fairly remote results of a definite character are foreseen and enlist persistent effort for their accomplishment, play passes into work. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- But under the straying voice, what a persistent, almost insane WILL! D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Those mentioned above are but fair examples of the persistent and effective work he has done to bring the phonograph to its present state of perfection. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In June, 1859, Professor Huxley gave a lecture before the Royal Institution on the Persistent Types of Animal Life. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Neither threats nor coaxing could avail: he could not count on any persistent fear nor on any promise. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It is the logical and magnificent outcome of persistent thought and experiment in the direction of the electrical transmittal of speech. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Persistent efforts continued to be made to introduce a practical steam road carriage in England until 1827. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Above all, he hated my young legitimate heir from the first with a persistent hatred. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He kept on to Ripley, however, and was persistent in wanting to go farther. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It's the only thing ye ever was persistent in, Lord knows! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Majuba Hill was made to rankle in the memory of the English people by a persistent press campaign. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Finally Epstein was so persistent that Bergmann called an assistant and told him to go and see if he had any chips. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Yes, _principles_, said Sam, giving an enthusiastic toss to a chicken's neck,--what's principles good for, if we isn't persistent, I wanter know? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Difficulties apparently insuperable have confronted him, only to melt away under his persistent genius until nothing seems impossible. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Only a low degree of intelligence is required and of effort merely a persistent repetition. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- A persistent idea has been forcing itself on my attention, ever since last night, that something will yet happen to prevent the marriage. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- But at the head of the report in black-faced type we read: Constant and persistent repression of prostitution the immediate method; absolute annihilation the ultimate ideal. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- When it becomes too persistent to be ignored a taboo is erected and threats of fines and condign punishment are made if it doesn't cease to appear. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But Ursula was persistent too. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It is only another illustration of the possibilities of the patient and persistent work of the inventor. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Edison's clear insight into the future, as illustrated by his persistent advocacy of large direct-connected generating units, is abundantly vindicated by present-day practice. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Attainment of this knowledge requires persistent and concentrated attention to objective materials. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- She felt, with horror, as if he tore at the bud of her heart, tore it open, like an irreverent persistent being. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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