Meanings
comparative more importunately · superlative most importunately
- In an importunate manner; with persistent or urgent solicitation.
'I suppose I must see who it is', she thought, and set her chair in motion. The chair, like the music, was worked by machinery and it rolled her to the other side of the room where the bell still rang importunately.
1909, E.M. Forster, “I”, in The Machine Stops
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a beseeching manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan importunament
- importunamentin an importunate manner
Finnish hellittämättömästi, itsepintaisesti
- hellittämättömästiin an importunate manner
- itsepintaisestiin an importunate manner
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importunately. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/importunately
“importunately.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/importunately. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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