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insistent


 
  Overview  of  adj  insistent 
 
  The  adj  insistent  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  insistent,  repetitive  --  (persistently  continual;  "the  bluejay's  insistent  cry") 
  2.  (1)  clamant,  crying,  exigent,  insistent,  instant  --  (demanding  attention;  "clamant  needs";  "a  crying  need";  "regarded  literary  questions  as  exigent  and  momentous"-  H.L.Mencken;  "insistent  hunger";  "an  instant  need") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  insistent 
 
  2  senses  of  insistent 
 
  Sense  1 
  insistent,  repetitive 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  continual)  ->  sporadic 
 
  Sense  2 
  clamant,  crying,  exigent,  insistent,  instant 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  imperative)  ->  beseeching 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  insistent 
 
  2  senses  of  insistent 
 
  Sense  1 
  insistent,  repetitive 
  =>  continual  (vs.  sporadic) 
 
  Sense  2 
  clamant,  crying,  exigent,  insistent,  instant 
  =>  imperative  (vs.  beseeching) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  insistent 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  insistent 
 
  insistent  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  insistent 
  insistent 
 
  Overview  of  adj  insistent 
 
  The  adj  insistent  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  insistent,  repetitive  --  (persistently  continual;  "the  bluejay's  insistent  cry") 
  2.  (1)  clamant,  crying,  exigent,  insistent,  instant  --  (demanding  attention;  "clamant  needs";  "a  crying  need";  "regarded  literary  questions  as  exigent  and  momentous"-  H.L.Mencken;  "insistent  hunger";  "an  instant  need") 



insistent definition