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importunate

[im-pawr-chuh-nit] Example Sentences Origin

im·por·tu·nate

[im-pawr-chuh-nit]
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.

Origin:
1520–30; importune (adj.) + -ate1

im·por·tu·nate·ly, adverb
im·por·tu·nate·ness, noun
un·im·por·tu·nate, adjective
un·im·por·tu·nate·ly, adverb
un·im·por·tu·nate·ness, noun
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Example Sentences
  • The palace was fairly besieged all day by importunate persons appealing for some last favor before the curtain drops.
  • Honeywood is around, the importunate become fortunate.
  • Willy gives away his meager inheritance to the needy and importunate.
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importunate (ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnɪt)
 
adj
1.  persistent or demanding; insistent
2.  rare troublesome; annoying
 
im'portunately
 
adv
 
im'portunateness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

importunate
1529, from L. importunus (see importune).
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