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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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. importunately adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPORTUNATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

   • English (US)

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

   • Znaczenie Importunate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     importunate definicja: 1. repeatedly asking for something,...

   • Translate to Traditional Chinese

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

   • Translate to Mandarin Chinese

     IMPORTUNATE translate: 强求的;纠缠不休的, 再三要求的，没完没了的. Learn more in...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     importunate 의미, 정의, importunate의 정의: 1. repeatedly asking...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › importunateImportunate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › importunateIMPORTUNATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIMPORTUNATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › importunateimportunate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective importunate, which means asking for things many times in a way that is annoying. See examples, synonyms and word origin.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPORTUNATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › importunateImportunate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.