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insistent

The correct spelling is insistent.

How to pronounce insistent

/ɪnˈsɪstənt/
adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈsɪstənt/

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The correct spelling is insistent. Standing or resting on something.

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Definition

adjective

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