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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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