persisting or inclined to persist in a course of action, etc
continuing or recurring
The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums — Arthur Koestler
continuing to exist in spite of interference or treatment
a persistent cough
said of a chemical substance: broken down only slowly in the environment
remaining beyond the usual period
remaining without change in function or structure
said of a structure characteristic of a young or larval stage: remaining in the adult
persistent gills
persistence noun
persistency /-si/ noun
persistently adv
[Latin persistent-, persistens, present part. of persistere: see persist]