insistent
1. repetitive and persistent (Freq. 2) - the bluejay's insistent cry • Syn: repetitive • Similar to: continual • Derivationally related forms: repetitiveness (for: repetitive), repeat (for: repetitive), insistence 2. demanding attention (Freq. 1) - clamant needs - a crying need - "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken - insistent hunger - an instant need • Syn: clamant, crying, exigent, instant • Similar to: imperative • Derivationally related forms: instancy (for: instant), insistency, exigency (for: exigent)
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