Definition of Importunateness. Meaning of Importunateness. Synonyms of Importunateness

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Definition of Importunateness

Importunateness
Importunate Im*por"tu*nate, a. [See Importune.] 1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an impotunate petitioner, curiosity. --Whewell. 2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] --Donne. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ly, adv. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ness, n.

Meaning of Importunateness from wikipedia

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- infant, while he behaves toward her as if he were frozen in time as an importunate baby. This overrated picture book thus presents as a paradigm for young...
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- does the red pole which projects from my indecent groin; but as for the importunate birds, the reed fixed on my head terrifies them and forbids them to settle...
- characterized by a great, strict, very serious seriousness, a determined, almost importunate tendency to follow classical models, the finest, cleverest calculation...
- "the Dowager of Scotland maketh all this court weary of her, such an importunate beggar is she for herself. The king would fain be rid of her. The trucking...
- Friend at Night (Importunate Neighbour)...
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