insistent tone

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• insistent — insistently, adv. /in sis teuhnt/, adj. 1. earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent; pertinacious. 2. compelling attention or notice: an insistent tone. [1615 25; < L insistent (s. of in sistens), prp …   Universalium

• insistent — in•sist•ent [[t]ɪnˈsɪs tənt[/t]] adj. 1) emphatic in dwelling upon or maintaining something; persistent 2) compelling attention or notice: an insistent tone[/ex] • Etymology: 1615–25; < L in•sist′ent•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• insistent — /ɪnˈsɪstənt / (say in sistuhnt) adjective 1. insisting; earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent. 2. compelling attention or notice: an insistent tone. –insistently, adverb …  

• insistent — [[t]ɪnsɪ̱stənt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ that, ADJ on n/ ing Someone who is insistent keeps insisting that a particular thing should be done or is the case. Stalin was insistent that the war would be won and lost in the machine shops... He is… …   English dictionary

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