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Insistent

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Adjective

1. insistent, repetitive

repetitive and persistent

Example Sentences:
'the bluejay's insistent cry'

2. clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant

demanding attention

Example Sentences:
'clamant needs'
'a crying need'
'regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous'
'insistent hunger'
'an instant need'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Insistent

see synonyms of insistent
adjective
1. 
making continual and persistent demands
2. 
demanding notice or attention; compelling
the insistent cry of a bird

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Insistent

see synonyms of insistent
adjective
1. 
insisting or demanding; persistent in demands or assertions
2. 
compelling the attention
an insistent rhythm

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Insistent

see synonyms of insistent
adj.
1. Firm in asserting a demand or an opinion; unyielding.
2. Demanding attention or a response: insistent hunger.
3. Repetitive and persistent: the jay's insistent cry.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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