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Definition: Importunateness
Importunate
\Im*por"tu*nate\ ([i^]m*p[^o]r"t[-u]*n[asl]t), a.
[See
Importune.]
1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous;
overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an
importunate petitioner, curiosity. --Whewell.
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2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] --Donne. --
Im*por"tu*nate*ly, adv. --
Im*por"tu*nate*ness, n.
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