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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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}]
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