importunate
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tʃə adjective
1.
urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
2.
pertinacious, as solicitations or demands.
3.
troublesome; annoying: importunate demands from the children for attention.
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importunate (ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | persistent or demanding; insistent |
| 2. | rare troublesome; annoying |
| im'portunately | |
| —adv | |
| im'portunateness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
The palace was fairly besieged all day by importunate persons appealing for some last favor before the curtain drops.
Willy gives away his meager inheritance to the needy and importunate.
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