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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Importunate \Im*por"tu*nate\ ([i^]m*p[^o]r"t[-u]*n[asl]t), a.
     [See Importune.]
     1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous;
        overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an
        importunate petitioner, curiosity. --Whewell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] --Donne. --
        Im*por"tu*nate*ly, adv. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Importunate \Im*por"tu*nate\, a. [See Importune.]
     1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous;
        overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an
        impotunate petitioner, curiosity. --Whewell.
  
     2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] --Donne. --
        Im*por"tu*nate*ly, adv. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  importunate
       adj : expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened
             look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand
             for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in
             her voice" [syn: appealing, imploring, pleading]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  importunate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it importunare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it importunato)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: importunar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  importunate
     a.
     1 (lb en of a demand) persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
     2 (lb en of a person) Given to importunate demands, greedily or
  thoughtlessly demanding.
     vb.
     (lb en rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  importunate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it importunare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it importunato)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: importunar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  importunate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it importunare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it importunato)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: importunar)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Importunate /ˌɪmpɔːtˈʌneɪt/
  ملح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  importunate //ɪmˈpɔɹt͡ʃənət// //ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnət// 
  1. настойчив, упорит
  of a demand, persistent or pressing
  2. досаден, натрапчив
  of a person

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  importunate /ˌɪmpɔːtˈʌneɪt/ 
  obtížný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  importunate /ˌɪmpɔːtˈʌneɪt/ 
  dotěrný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  importunate /ˌɪmpɔːtˈʌneɪt/
  aufdringlich, zudringlich, lästig 
   see: more importunate, most importunate
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  importunate /ˌɪmpɔːtˈʌneɪt/
  hartnäckig, beharrlich 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  importunate /ˌɪmpɔːtˈʌneɪt/
  
  φορτικός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  importunate //ɪmˈpɔɹt͡ʃənət// //ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnət// 
  1. hellittämätön, itsepintainen
  of a demand, persistent or pressing
  2. vaativainen
  of a person

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  importunate /ˌɪmpɔːtˈʌneɪt/ 
  1. दुराग्रही
        "I am fed up with this importunate beggar."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  importunate /ˌɪmpɔːtˈʌneɪt/
  dosadan, istrajan, nametljiv, uporan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  importunate /ˌɪmpɔːtˈʌneɪt/
  1. sürgetô
  2. sürgôs
  3. okvetetlenkedô
  4. tolakodó

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  importunate /ˌɪmpɔːtˈʌneɪt/
  1. zorla isteyen, ısrarla bir şey isteyerek rahatsız e(den.) importunacy, importunateness  Israrla isteyerek rahatsız etme. importunately  ısrarla.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  75 Moby Thesaurus words for "importunate":
     aggravating, annoying, bothering, bothersome, cajoling, choiceless,
     clamant, clamorous, coaxing, compulsory, controlled, crying,
     demanding, disturbing, draining, dunning, exacting, exasperating,
     exigent, exorbitant, extortionate, firm-minded, forward, galling,
     grasping, harassing, imperative, importune, independent, insistent,
     instant, irking, irksome, irritating, loud, mandatory, nagging,
     necessary, necessitous, obligatory, persistent, pertinacious,
     pesky, pestering, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguesome,
     plaguey, plaguing, pressing, provoking, pushy, self-asserting,
     self-assertive, self-controlled, self-expressive, self-possessed,
     self-restrained, strong-minded, strong-willed, taxing, teasing,
     tiresome, tormenting, troublesome, troubling, urgent, vexatious,
     vexing, wearisome, wheedling, without choice, worrisome,
     worrying
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 缠扰不休的,频频要索的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 缠扰不休的,频频索要的,坚持的,讨厌的

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