Meanings
adverbpersistently (comparative more persistently, superlative most persistently)
comparative more persistently · superlative most persistently
- In a persistent manner.
The small girl persistently asked her father to buy her the doll.
1 more example
One of the most persistently held beliefs about sharks is that they have to stay in motion to stay alive.
1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 38Synonyms: ceaselessly, incessantly, nonstop
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a persistent manner.
Origin
- Englishpersistent
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishpersistently
From persistent + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan persistentment
- persistentmentin a persistent manner
Italian persistentemente
- persistentementein a persistent manner
Portuguese persistentemente
- persistentementein a persistent manner
Spanish persistentemente
- persistentementein a persistent manner
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APA
persistently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persistently
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“persistently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persistently. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “persistently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persistently.
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