In*sist"ent (?), a. [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. Zool.
See Incumbent.
© Webster 1913.
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