insistently
insistently adverb: in an insistent manner; pressingly.
Adverb
insistently (comparative more insistently, superlative most insistently)
- In an insistent manner; pressingly.
- It is conceivable that there might be in man a virtue as strong and buoyant, as unconquerable and unsubmersible, as the physical characteristics of his race, like them remaining insistently dominant through all the ages.1914, Katherine Clemmons Gould, The crystal rood, page 7
- The youngest son, Vardaman, is unable to cope with Addie's death and drills airholes in her coffin (and accidentally into her head) and insistently declares, "My mother is a fish"--like the big one he recently caught and gutted.1995 July 14, Albert Williams, “Words First”, in Chicago Reader
insistently meaning in Hindi and Tamil
insistently in Hindi
- insistently, doggedly
- आग्रहपूर्वक āgrahpūrvak
insistently in Tamil
- விடாப்பிடியாக
Forms of insistently
| comparative | more insistently |
|---|---|
| superlative | most insistently |
Origin of insistently
From insistent + -ly.
Questions about insistently
- What does insistently mean?
- Insistently means in an insistent manner; pressingly.
- What is insistently in Hindi?
- Insistently in Hindi is आग्रहपूर्वक (āgrahpūrvak). See Insistently meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is insistently?
- Insistently is an adverb.
Words near insistently in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: insistently (page history and authors); आग्रहपूर्वक (Hindi) (page history and authors); insistently (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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