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    [Adjective]  | "im*por*tu*nate" | \ im-ˈpȯr-chə-nət \


    1: troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand

    2: troublesome

    Origin: 15th century ;

     {see: |importune:1|importune:1} or {see: |importune:2|importune:2} + {see: |-ate:3|-ate:3};

      * Note : Compare Medieval Latin importūnātus and Middle French importuné in this sense, which are formally, though not semantically, past passive participles of the transitive verbs importūnāre and importuner.;

    [Adjective]  | "importunate" 


    1: needing immediate attention;


      * e.g., " ... the demands of the chairmanship were becoming too importunate for me to continue without an assistant "




     [ "importunate" ]

    1: Troublesomely urgent or persistent in requesting; pressingly entreating

      * e.g.,  ... Jokes form a kind of currency, such that a wise-crack from the most importunate beggar may bring instant reward. 

     [ "importunities" ]

    1:  the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.

      * e.g.,  ... "I do not know how to use importunities in a sentence." 

     [ "importunities" ]

    2:  importunities, importunate solicitations or demands.

     [ "importunities" ]

    3: importunate demand persist

     [ "Importunate" ]

    1: Asking for things many times in a way that is annoying

      * e.g.,  ... To avoid importunate contacts 

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