'Importunate' definitions:
Definition of 'importunate'
From: WordNet
adjective
Expressing earnest entreaty; "an importunate job applicant"
Definition of 'Importunate'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'importunate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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