Associations to the word «Importunate»

Wiktionary

IMPORTUNATE, adjective. Of a demand: persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
IMPORTUNATE, adjective. Of a person: given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.
IMPORTUNATE, verb. (rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity.

Dictionary definition

IMPORTUNATE, adjective. Expressing earnest entreaty; "an importunate job applicant".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne