Found 2 items, similar to importunate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: importunate importunate adj : 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” [syn: appealing, imploring, pleading]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Importunate 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] --Donne. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ly, adv. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ness, n. [1913 Webster]