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insistent.

Standing or resting on something.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪnˈsɪstənt/
  1. Standing or resting on something.

    obsolete
  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.

Where this word comes from

From Latin insistens, participle of insisto.

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