importunate

[ im-pawr-chuh-nit ]
/ ɪmˈpɔr tʃə nɪt /
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adjective

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

1520–30; importune (adj.) + -ate1

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Words nearby importunate

important, importation, imported currantworm, importee, importunacy, importunate, importune, importunity, impose, impose on, imposing

Words related to importunate

burning, clamant, clamorous, crying, disturbing, dogged, earnest, exigent, imperative, instant, persevering, persistent, pertinacious, pressing, solicitous, troublesome, urgent, harassing

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British Dictionary definitions for importunate

importunate
/ (ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnɪt) /

adjective

persistent or demanding; insistent
rare troublesome; annoying

Derived forms of importunate

importunately, adverb importunateness, noun