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importunee |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Importunee \Im`por*tunee"\, a. [F. importun, L. importunus; pref. im- not + a derivative from the root of portus harbor, importunus therefore orig. meaning, hard of access See {Port} harbor, and cf {Importunate}.] 1. Inopportune; unseasonable. [Obs.] 2. Troublesome; vexatious; persistent; urgent; hence vexatious on account of untimely urgency or perinacious solicitation. [Obs.] And their importune fates all satisfied. --Spenser. Of all other affections it [envy] is the most importune and continual. --Bacon.
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