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Word: Importunate
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 16th century: from Latin importunus ‘inconvenient, unseasonable’, based on Portunus, the name of the god who protected harbours (from portus ‘harbour’); compare with opportune
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnət
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪmˈpɔːtʃənət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
persistent, especially to the point of annoyance
Short Definition:persistent
Examples:- importunate creditors
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