Both Uses of
insistent
in
The Idiot
- "I really think I must request you to step into the next room!" he said, with all the insistence he could muster.†
Chpt 1.2 *insistence = demand or persist
- "Enough—enough!" said the latter, with insistence, but all of a tremble with excitement.†
Chpt 1.10
Definition:
persistent or continuing or firm -- especially in maintaining a view or demanding something