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The definition of insistent is demanding or persistent.

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An example of an insistent person is someone who keeps giving support for a lie, no matter how many times he is questioned or proved wrong.

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See insistent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

insisting or demanding; persistent in demands or assertions
compelling the attention: an insistent rhythm

Origin: L insistens

Related Forms:

insistently adverb

See insistent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Firm in asserting a demand or an opinion; unyielding.
Demanding attention or a response: insistent hunger.
Repetitive and persistent: the jay's insistent cry.

Related Forms:

in·sisˈtent·ly adverb

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