Antonyms for importunate
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : im-pawr-chuh-nit |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɔr tʃə nɪt |
Definition of importunate
Origin :- 1520s, from importune + -ate, or else from Medieval Latin importunatus, past participle of importunari. Related: Importunately (mid-15c.).
- adj demanding, insistent
- She choked upon an importunate sob and dug nails into the palms of her hands.
- Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
- My dear fellow, the A B C of your craft is to dismiss the importunate.
- Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
- Importunate seems to be used here in the sense of oppressive or overbearing.
- Extract from : « Shakespeare Jest-Books; » by Unknown
- "It's too late now, Sonny," he said to the importunate child.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
- What most annoyed the king at this time was the importunate demands of Lubeck.
- Extract from : « The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa » by Paul Barron Watson
- She prayed as they prayed to-night, so earnest, so importunate, so believing.
- Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage
- His importunate correspondent had proposed to call for him in Newcastle that very day.
- Extract from : « John Knox » by A. Taylor Innes
- The sensations to which I allude, however, are of themselves  but too importunate.
- Extract from : « Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford » by Edward Berens
- Do not think me intrusive or importunate if I now call, dear sir, on you, to remember it!'
- Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
- It was all I could do to keep the importunate beasts at a distance.
- Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
Synonyms for importunate
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