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persistently

adverb

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adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English persistent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English persistently From persistent + -ly.

  1. In a persistent manner.

    The small girl persistently asked her father to buy her the doll.

    One of the most persistently held beliefs about sharks is that they have to stay in motion to stay alive.