Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insistently

/ˌɪnsˈɪstəntli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: in-sis-tent-ly
IPA: /ˌɪnsˈɪstəntli/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an insistent manner; pressingly.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"Three Texas teachers heard giggles as they insistently knocked on the front door of their student’s home."

Etymology

Etymology tree English insistent Middle English -ly English -ly English insistently From insistent + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more insistently (comparative) most insistently (superlative)

Rhymes With

consistently persistently

Questions

How do you pronounce insistently?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnsˈɪstəntli/.
What does insistently mean?: In an insistent manner; pressingly.
Where does insistently come from?: Etymology tree English insistent Middle English -ly English -ly English insistently From insistent + -ly.

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