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importunate

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11 lettersPronunciation /ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnət/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aeimnoprttuStarts with IEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. expressing persistent and earnest entreaty

Word origin

First attested in 1477, in Middle english; from Latin importūnus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), modelled on Middle French importuné. By surface analysis, importune + -ate. The noun was substantivized from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • Trembling in every limb I raise my loud im­portunate cry, And in a sacred terror wait the Delian god’s reply.
  • [...] if you reprimand or punish them, be assured every one will consider you importunate as well as ridiculous.
  • This will put an Answer into the Kings mouth, against all importunates.

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