adjective🔗ShareStanding or resting on something."The stubborn toddler was insistent on standing on the chair, despite his mother's warnings. "attitudecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareUrgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining."My mother was insistent that I finish my homework before playing video games. "attitudecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExtorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense."The baby's insistent cries for food were impossible to ignore. "attitudecharactermindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareStanding 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."The bird's insistent hind toe, with its tip barely touching the ground, showed that it was perched very high on the branch. "animalbirdanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading