2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] --Donne. -- {Im*por"tu*nate*ly}, adv. -- {Im*por"tu*nate*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
importunately — importunate ► ADJECTIVE ▪ persistent or pressing. DERIVATIVES importunately adverb importunity noun (pl. importunities) . ORIGIN Latin importunus inconvenient , from Portunus, the god who protected harbours … English terms dictionary
importunately — adverb see importunate … New Collegiate Dictionary
importunately — See importunate. * * * … Universalium
importunately — adverb In an importunate manner; with persistent or urgent solicitation … Wiktionary
importunately — adv. with persistent pleading; urgently, pressingly … English contemporary dictionary
importunately — im·por·tu·nate·ly … English syllables
importunately — adverb in a beseeching manner You must help me, she said imploringly • Syn: ↑beseechingly, ↑imploringly, ↑pleadingly, ↑entreatingly • Derived from adjective: ↑importunate, ↑beseeching … Useful english dictionary
importunate — importunately, adv. importunateness, n. /im pawr cheuh nit/, adj. 1. urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so. 2. pertinacious, as solicitations or demands. 3. troublesome; annoying: importunate demands from the children for… … Universalium
tout — /towt/, Informal. v.i. 1. to solicit business, employment, votes, or the like, importunately. 2. Horse Racing. to act as a tout. v.t. 3. to solicit support for importunately. 4. to describe or advertise boastfully; publicize or promote; praise… … Universalium
tout — [[t]taʊt[/t]] Informal. 1) inf to solicit business, employment, votes, or the like, importunately 2) +spo to act as a tout 3) inf to solicit importunately 4) cvb inf to describe or advertise boastfully; praise extravagantly: a highly touted… … From formal English to slang
