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Definition of Importunate

Importunate
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 Importunate from wikipedia

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- characterized by a great, strict, very serious seriousness, a determined, almost importunate tendency to follow classical models, the finest, cleverest calculation...
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