importunate
urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
pertinacious, as solicitations or demands.
troublesome; annoying: importunate demands from the children for attention.
Origin of importunate
1Other words from importunate
- 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
Words Nearby importunate
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How to use importunate in a sentence
Wordsworth has illustrated how an unwise and importunate demand for a reason from a child may drive him into invention.
Children's Ways | James SullyAnother rap, louder and more importunate, echoed through the large room.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie"My men and I have a devilish importunate creditor," said he, slapping his stomach.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheSomewhere near her feet the cricket gave out an importunate chirp.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaThe memories of that time, and of the importunate thoughts that had haunted him then, at the opening of life, returned to him now.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona Caird
British Dictionary definitions for importunate
/ (ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnɪt) /
persistent or demanding; insistent
rare troublesome; annoying
Derived forms of importunate
- importunately, adverb
- importunateness, noun
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