Persistent - definition, pronunciation, transcription
adjective
- continually recurring to the mind (syn: haunting)
- stubbornly unyielding (syn: dogged, dour, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding)
Extra examples
We were nagged by a persistent salesman.
He is one of the government's most persistent critics.
She has been persistent in pursuing the job.
He has been fighting a persistent cold.
Flooding has been a persistent problem in the area this year.
Persistent rumors that the business is for sale have alarmed the staff.
You are a very persistent woman, Miss Hillman.
I was nothing if not persistent in the pursuit of my goal.
Typewriters were in persistent demand.
If she hadn't been so persistent she might not have gotten the job.
Persistent offenders (=people who often break the law) face a prison sentence.
Contrary to persistent myth, Hoover was an activist.
You must be decisive and persistent to succeed in this competitive field.
...she has long been excruciated by a persistent pain in her knee...
...a persistent pall of distrust has overtaken this administration and will remain until the president resigns...
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