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   importunate

   /ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnət/

   adjective

   • 1. persistent, especially to the point of annoyance: "importunate creditors"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin importunus ‘inconvenient, unseasonable’, based on Portunus, the name of the god who protected harbours (from portus ‘harbour’); compare with opportune.

   Derivatives

   • 1. importunately adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPORTUNATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   IMPORTUNATE definition: 1. repeatedly asking for something, in a forceful and annoying way: 2. An importunate request or…. Learn more.

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   1. : troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand. importunate creditors. 2. : troublesome. importunately adverb. importunateness noun. Did you know? Importunate has been part of the English language since the 16th century, and the synonymous importune arrived even earlier, in the 15th century.

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   Importunate definition: urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.. See examples of IMPORTUNATE used in a sentence.

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   Importunate means annoyingly persistent or relentless, like a cranky child's importunate demands for candy in line at the grocery store checkout. Importunate rhymes with unfortunate, and importunate questions, in their irritating persistence, are unfortunate indeed.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIMPORTUNATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   IMPORTUNATE meaning: 1. repeatedly asking for something, in a forceful and annoying way: 2. An importunate request or…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPORTUNATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone as importunate, you think they are annoying because they keep trying to get something from you. [ formal , disapproval ] His secretary shielded him from importunate visitors.

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   importunate is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin importūnus, ‑ate suffix2. See etymology. Nearby entries. importing, n. 1548–. importing, adj. 1579–.

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   Define importunate. importunate synonyms, importunate pronunciation, importunate translation, English dictionary definition of importunate. adj. Troublesomely urgent or persistent in requesting; pressingly entreating: an importunate job seeker. im·por′tu·nate·ly adv. im·por′tu·nate·ness n....

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    Definition of importunate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Importunate definition: Troublesomely urgent or persistent in requesting; pressingly entreating.