English

Adverb

persistently ‎(comparative more persistently, superlative most persistently)

1. In a persistent manner.

   The small girl was persistently requesting her father to buy her the doll.

References

• persistently in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• persistently in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913