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insistent
What does insistent mean?
insistent (adjective): urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use insistent in a sentence?
- You were pretty insistent. (Tatoeba sentence #8990510 by CK, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce insistent?
/ɪnˈsɪstənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does insistent come from?
From Latin insistens, participle of insisto.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “insistent” mean?
adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Not quite: that's what orthodox means.
urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining
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without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving
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of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
Not quite: that's what hereditary means.
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