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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
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| 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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