importunate

[ im-pawr-chuh-nit ]

/ ɪmˈpɔr tʃə nɪt /

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adjective

urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.

pertinacious, as solicitations or demands.

troublesome; annoying: importunate demands from the children for attention.

Origin of importunate

1520–30; importune (adj.) + -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM importunate

im·por·tu·nate·ly, adverbim·por·tu·nate·ness, nounun·im·por·tu·nate, adjectiveun·im·por·tu·nate·ly, adverb

un·im·por·tu·nate·ness, noun

Words nearby importunate

important, importation, importee, import quota, importunacy, importunate, importune, importunity, impose, impose on, imposing

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Example sentences from the Web for importunate

In France, in Russia, he was importunate in urging his extravagant designs upon persons of influence.
A History of French Literature|Edward Dowden
Everywhere you go you hear the insistent, importunate cry for backsheesh.
As Seen By Me|Lilian Bell
An importunate beggar could not have been more humiliatingly dismissed.
The Bronze Eagle|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
An importunate, living thought is framed in a perfect phrase which reflects the life of the thought.
A Dream of the North Sea|James Runciman

He to whom they come as the result of importunate petition owes no gratitude for his success to any save himself.
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura|Lucius Apuleius

British Dictionary definitions for importunate

importunate

/ (ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnɪt) /

adjective

persistent or demanding; insistent

rare troublesome; annoying

Derived forms of importunate

importunately, adverbimportunateness, noun

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单词	importunate
释义	importunate [ im-pawr-chuh-nit ] / ɪmˈpɔr tʃə nɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR importunate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so. pertinacious, as solicitations or demands. troublesome; annoying: importunate demands from the children for attention. Origin of importunate 1520–30; importune (adj.) + -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM importunate im·por·tu·nate·ly, adverbim·por·tu·nate·ness, nounun·im·por·tu·nate, adjectiveun·im·por·tu·nate·ly, adverb un·im·por·tu·nate·ness, noun Words nearby importunate important, importation, importee, import quota, importunacy, importunate, importune, importunity, impose, impose on, imposing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for importunate In France, in Russia, he was importunate in urging his extravagant designs upon persons of influence. A History of French Literature\|Edward Dowden Everywhere you go you hear the insistent, importunate cry for backsheesh. As Seen By Me\|Lilian Bell An importunate beggar could not have been more humiliatingly dismissed. The Bronze Eagle\|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy An importunate, living thought is framed in a perfect phrase which reflects the life of the thought. A Dream of the North Sea\|James Runciman He to whom they come as the result of importunate petition owes no gratitude for his success to any save himself. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura\|Lucius Apuleius British Dictionary definitions for importunate importunate / (ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnɪt) / adjective persistent or demanding; insistent rare troublesome; annoying Derived forms of importunate importunately, adverbimportunateness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to importunate burning, clamant, clamorous, crying, disturbing, dogged, earnest, exigent, imperative, instant, persevering, persistent, pertinacious, pressing, solicitous, troublesome, urgent, harassing
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importunate

adjective

Origin of importunate

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British Dictionary definitions for importunate

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