English-Thai Dictionary
insistent
ADJ ยืนยัน ยืนหยัด ยืนกราน หัวรั้น yean-yan
insistently
ADV อย่าง ยืนหยัด อย่าง หัวรั้น
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
INSISTENT
a.Standing or resting on; as an insistent wall. [Little used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
INSISTENT
In *sist "ent, a. Etym: [L. insistens, -entis, p. pr. of insistere.]
1. Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall. Sir H. Wotton.
2. Insisting; persistent; persevering.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Incumbent.
INSISTENTLY
INSISTENTLY In *sist "ent *ly, adv.
Defn: In an insistent manner.
New American Oxford Dictionary
insistent
in sist ent |inˈsistənt ɪnˈsɪstənt | ▶adjective insisting or demanding something; not allowing refusal: Tony's soft, insistent questioning | [ with clause ] : she was very insistent that I call her. • regular and repeated, and demanding attention: a telephone started ringing, loud and insistent. DERIVATIVES in sis tent ly adverb
Oxford Dictionary
insistent
in ¦sist |ent |ɪnˈsɪst (ə )nt | ▶adjective 1 insisting on or demanding something; not allowing refusal: Tony's soft, insistent questioning | [ with clause ] : she was very insistent that I call her. 2 continuing in a prolonged and demanding way: a telephone started ringing, loud and insistent. DERIVATIVES insistently adverb
American Oxford Thesaurus
insistent
insistent adjective 1 Tony's insistent questioning: persistent, determined, adamant, importunate, tenacious, unyielding, dogged, unrelenting, tireless, inexorable; demanding, pushy, forceful, urgent; clamorous, vociferous; emphatic, firm, assertive. 2 the insistent rattle of the fan: incessant, constant, unremitting, repetitive; obtrusive, intrusive, loud.
Oxford Thesaurus
insistent
insistent adjective 1 Tony's insistent questioning | she was very insistent that I call her: persistent, determined, adamant, importunate, tenacious, unyielding, obstinate, dogged, unrelenting, unfaltering, unwavering, inexorable; demanding, urgent, pressing; emphatic, determined, firm, assertive, decided, resolute, resolved; informal pushy; rare pushful, exigent. 2 the insistent buzzing of the bees: incessant, constant, unremitting, iterative, repeated, repetitive; clamorous, vociferous, loud, noisy, obtrusive, intrusive.
Duden Dictionary
insistent
in sis tent Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |insist e nt |zu insistieren auf etwas bestehend, beharrlich, hartnäckig dieser insistente Nörgler geht mir allmählich auf die Nerven | insistentes Nachfragen
Spanish Dictionary
insistente
insistente adjetivo 1 [cosa ] Que se repite o persiste durante un tiempo :nada consiguieron con sus insistentes protestas; en los miles de pares de ojos se detenía el reflejo chillón, insistente, de los letreros luminosos; soñé que estaba en Venezuela, en mi casa, y que oía el sonido insistente de una campanilla .2 [persona ] Que insiste en algo :algunos vendedores son demasiado insistentes .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
insistent
in sist ent /ɪnsɪ́st (ə )nt /形容詞 1 «…を /…ということを » 強く主張する, 言い張る ; 強要する ; しつこくこだわる «on [about ] (do ing )/that 節 » (→should 助動詞 語法 ).2 〈音が 〉 (長く続くので )しつこく耳に残る ; 〈色が 〉しつこい .~ly 副詞 〖動詞 を修飾して 〗しつこく .