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Meanings of importunate in English

Appealing.

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Usage of importunate in English
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I could feel the crisis coming, too importunate to be put off.
The Home and the World
2
It was only a fancy; yet a fancy will sometimes be importunate.
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
3
The mother was then importunate that I should take up the case.
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abol...
4
The latter never refused to admit the importunate embassies to his presence.
Charles the Bold, Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477
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The past stood at their elbow like an importunate and shabby ghost.
The Dark House
6
She could imagine the whole reciprocated, and she feared to be importunate.
Dynevor Terrace; Or, The Clue of Life — Volume 2
7
The door closed behind them, leaving Harkutt alone with his importunate intruder.
A First Family of Tasajara
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When the foreman came they thronged silently about him, with importunate eyes.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
9
The most importunate of the voices strikes familiarly on Mr. Rogers's ear.
Reprinted Pieces
10
Even his friend Christophe lost patience with such tenacious and importunate grief.
Jean-Christophe Journey's End
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He made a gesture as if to put aside an importunate ghost.
Tales Of Hearsay
12
The guest could be discreet, could withdraw, was not at first importunate.
Padre Ignacio; Or, The Song of Temptation
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It must, however, be allowed that they are not importunate, nor clamorous.
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
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With a hasty gesture, however, Monsignor Fornaro brushed this importunate subject aside.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 4
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But when seeking spiritual blessings, he cannot be too importunate, or persevering.
Sermons on Various Important Subjects / Written Partly on Sundry...
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Excuse me, Mrs. Carew, but you gave me permission to seem importunate.
The Millionaire Baby
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