importunate

Meaning

Adj

1. Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
2. Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.

Noun

An importuner.

Verb

To importune, or to obtain by importunity.

Synonyms

annoying

unbearable

irritating

noisy

persistent

pressing

troublesome

obtrusive

urgent

‼️

insistent

bothersome

tiresome

quiet

pertinacious

shut up

stubborn

unrelenting

clamant

meddlesome

nagging

obsessive

obstinacy

offensive

perseverance

persevering

persistence

pesky

plaguy

pressing hard

relentless

repetitive

shrill

stingy

tenacious

troublous

unabated

undiminished

unrelieved

verbose

vexatious

wilful

worrisome

burdensome

clinging

coax

coy

cumbersome

cumbrous

cute

dedicated

Translations

zudringlich

aufdringlich

importuno

importun

importuno

importuno

lästig

importú

importunado

opdringerig

Hartnäckigkeit

Zähigkeit

wortreich

απαιτητικός

geschwätzig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnət/

Etymology

First attested in 1477, in Middle english; from Latin importūnus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), modelled on Middle French importuné. By surface analysis, importune + -ate. The noun was substantivized from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).