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Definitions for importunate
ɪmˈpɔr tʃə nɪtim·por·tu·nate
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Princeton's WordNet
importunateadjective
expressing earnest entreaty
"an importunate job applicant"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
IMPORTUNATEadjective
Unseasonable and incessant in solicitations; not to be repulsed.
Etymology: importunus, Latin; importune, Fr.
I was in debt to my importunate business; but he would not hear my excuse. William Shakespeare, Timon.
They may not be able to bear the clamour of an importunate suitor. George Smalridge, Sermons.
A rule restrains the most importunate appetites of our nature. John Rogers, Sermoas.
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importunate
Importunate generally refers to persistent, insistent or intrusive, often to the point of annoyance or irritation. It is typically used to describe someone who makes repeated or annoying requests or demands.
Webster Dictionary
Importunateadjective
troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an impotunate petitioner, curiosity
Importunateadjective
hard to be borne; unendurable
Etymology: [See Importune.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of importunate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of importunate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of importunate in a Sentence
Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror, shoulders bare, trying this way and that their hair, or fly importunate down the stair to answer the telephone.
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- ملحArabic
- importúCatalan, Valencian
- aufdringlichGerman
- importunoSpanish
- مهمPersian
- itsepintainen, hellittämätön, vaativainenFinnish
- liostaScottish Gaelic
- מַפצִירHebrew
- ಆಮದು ಮಾಡುKannada
- māneneMāori
- importunarPortuguese
- สำคัญThai
- 强求Chinese
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