Importunate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnət/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Importunate is an adjective meaning (of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
Meaning
(of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
More Meanings
- (of a person) Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.
- An importuner.
- (rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity.
Example Sentences
Is my work ended? The fear of importunating my friends answers, “Yes.”
This will put an Answer into the Kings mouth, against all importunates.
It is the concrete that impresses, that importunates until it influences—in writing as in everything else.
Trembling in every limb I raise my loud importunate cry, And in a sacred terror wait the Delian god’s reply.
Word Forms
- importunates
- importunating
- importunated
Synonyms for importunate
Depending on context, synonyms include imploring, appealing, beseeching, pleading.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include appealing, imploring, beseeching, pleading, pressing, insistent.
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