Insistence

Definitions

1. The state of being insistent.
   countable, uncountable
2. An urgent demand.
   countable, uncountable
3. The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He made gourd-rattles (known in ever so many parts of the world) in which he rattled dried seeds or small pebbles with a most beguiling and rain-like insistence[.]”

“The extreme depth of these channels, and the insistence of the Board⟳ of Trade⟳ on a headway of 150 ft. for the unrestricted passage of large ships, necessitated a high bridge with two main spans, and a central pier on Inchgarvie.”

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