insistent /ɪnˈsɪstənt/ adjective4 •Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining. •Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense. •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. •(no longer used) Standing or resting on something. formsmore insistent · most insistent