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Uncommoninsistent
The correct spelling is insistent.
How to pronounce insistent
/ɪnˈsɪstənt/
adjectiveIPA: /ɪnˈsɪstənt/
Say it like: Ins-ist-ent
The correct spelling is insistent. Standing or resting on something.
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Definition
adjective
- 1.Standing or resting on something.
- 2.Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
- 3.Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
- 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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