IMPORTUNATE
\ˌɪmpɔːtˈʌne͡ɪt], \ˌɪmpɔːtˈʌneɪt], \ˌɪ_m_p_ɔː_t_ˈʌ_n_eɪ_t]\
Definitions of IMPORTUNATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice"
By Princeton University
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expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Persistent; unreasonable or troublesome in begging or asking; not to be repulsed; urgent.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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