Meaning
insistent, pushy
- demanding attention or refusing to take no for an answer; persistent
- continuous, repeated, or relentless (e.g., noise, rain, questions)
In a sentence
Non sopporto quel venditore: è troppo insistente.
I can't stand that salesman: he is too pushy.
Siamo stati svegliati nella notte da un rumore insistente.
We were woken up in the night by a persistent noise.
Ha rifiutato di rispondere alle domande insistenti dei giornalisti.
She refused to answer the persistent questions of the journalists.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| insistente | masculine · singular |
| insistente | feminine · singular |
| insistenti | masculine · plural |
| insistenti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Ends in '-e', so it has the same form for masculine and feminine singular, changing to '-i' in the plural.
- Can describe both people ('venditore insistente') and things ('rumore insistente').