Persistent Definition

pər-sĭstənt
adjective
Refusing to relent; continuing, esp. in the face of opposition, interference, etc.; stubborn; persevering.
Webster's New World
Refusing to give up or let go; persevering obstinately.
American Heritage
Continuing to exist or endure; lasting without change.
Webster's New World
Insistently repetitive or continuous.
A persistent honking of car horns.
American Heritage
Constantly repeated; continued.
Webster's New World
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Persistent Sentence Examples

  • He was completely obsessed by one persistent thought.

  • Ignoring the persistent ring, she put the chicken in the oven and closed the door.

  • The "epitheca" noticed above is in this case the persistent frontal membrane.

  • For a long time she remained true to Artemis and rejected all suitors, but Meilanion at last gained her love by his persistent devotion.

  • In the last months of his life, under the influence of a great national disaster, the conscientious, persistent autocrat began to suspect that his system was a mistake, but he still clung to it obstinately.

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