Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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IMPORT'UNATE, adjective [Latin importunus. See Importune.]
1. Bearing on; pressing or urging in request or demand; urgent and pertinacious in solicitation; as an importunate suitor or petitioner.
2. Pressing; urgent; as an importunate demand.
3. Inciting urgently for gratification; as importunate passions and appetites.
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