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   importunate

   /ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnət/

   adjective

   • 1. persistent, especially to the point of annoyance: "importunate creditors"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin importunus ‘inconvenient, unseasonable’, based on Portunus, the name of the god who protected harbours (from portus ‘harbour’); compare with opportune.

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   • 1. importunately adverb

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   What does importunate mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! IMPORTUNATE definition: 1. repeatedly asking for something, in a forceful and annoying way: 2. An importunate request or…. Learn more.

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   How do you describe someone as importunate?

   • If you describe someone as importunate, you think they are annoying because they keep trying to get something from you. His secretary shielded him from importunate visitors. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Obsolete

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   What does importuner mean?

   • Define importuner. importuner synonyms, importuner pronunciation, importuner translation, English dictionary definition of importuner. v. im·por·tuned , im·por·tun·ing , im·por·tunes v. tr. 1. To make an earnest request of , especially insistently or repeatedly: "A dozen reporters...

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   What is the difference between importune and importunate?

   • Importune and importunate come from Latin importunus. The prefix im- means "not," and importunus can be contrasted with Latin opportunus, which shares its meaning with and is the ancestor of our opportune, meaning "suitable or timely."

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   Importunate means repeatedly asking for something, in a forceful and annoying way. Learn how to use this formal adjective with synonyms, antonyms, and related words and phrases.

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     IMPORTUNATE meaning: 1. repeatedly asking for something, in...

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     IMPORTUNATE translate: 強求的;糾纏不休的, 再三要求的，沒完沒了的. Learn more in...

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   Importunate means troublesomely urgent or overly persistent in request or demand. Learn its synonyms, etymology, examples, and word history from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Importunate definition: urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.. See examples of IMPORTUNATE used in a sentence.

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   Importunate means repeatedly asking for something, in a forceful and annoying way. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from literature and other sources, and see how to say it in different languages.

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   Importunate means annoying because someone keeps trying to get something from you. It is a formal, disapproval word that can also mean persistent or demanding. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and word origin.

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   Importunate means annoyingly persistent or relentless, like a cranky child's importunate demands for candy in line at the grocery store checkout. Importunate rhymes with unfortunate, and importunate questions, in their irritating persistence, are unfortunate indeed.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb importunate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.