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Webster 1913 Edition


Insistent

In-sist′ent

,
Adj.
[L.
insistens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
insistere
.]
1.
Standing or resting on something;
as, an
insistent
wall
.
Sir H. Wotton.
2.
Insisting; persistent; persevering.
3.
(Zool.)
See
Incumbent
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Insistent

INSIST'ENT

,
Adj.
Standing or resting on; as an insistent wall. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


insistent

insistent

English

Adjective

insistent (comparative more insistent, superlative most insistent)

  1. (obsolete) Standing or resting on something.
  2. Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
  3. Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
  4. (ornithology) 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.

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References

  • insistent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

French

Verb

insistent

  1. third-person plural present indicative of insister
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of insister

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Latin

Verb

īnsistent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of īnsistō