EGAVE

insistent

About 2.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

exigent clamant instant continual imperative repetitive crying pressing tenacious diligent

Often followed by

that on and in upon demand demands as about

Word family

insistently

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