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Dictionary: im·por·tu·nate   (ĭm-pôr'chə-nĭt) pronunciation
adj.
Troublesomely urgent or persistent in requesting; pressingly entreating: an importunate job seeker.

importunately im·por'tu·nate·ly adv.
importunateness im·por'tu·nate·ness n.

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adjective

    Firm or obstinate, as in making a demand or maintaining a stand: importune, insistent, persistent, urgent. See continue/stop/pause.

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adj

Definition: demanding, insistent
Antonyms: relaxed, undemanding, unimportant


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Troublesomely urgent.

pronunciation Winning money can lead to unexpected and importunate events.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - påtrængende, pågående, besværlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
(aan)dringend, belastend

Français (French)
adj. - importun (sout)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zudringlich, hartnäckig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οχληρός, ενοχλητικός

Italiano (Italian)
importuno

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - importuno, insistente

Русский (Russian)
назойливый, безотлагательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - importuno, molesto, pesado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - efterhängsen, påträngande, angelägen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
缠扰不休的, 坚持的, 频频索要的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 纏擾不休的, 堅持的, 頻頻索要的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 끈질긴, 절박한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - うるさい, しつこい, 厄介な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مزعج, ملح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מפציר, דחוף, תובע בלי-הרף, דוחק‬


 
 
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