expressing earnest entreaty; "an importunate job applicant"
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importunate
How to use importunate in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for importunate.
Editorial note
Well, one doesn't wish to be an importunate jackass, either - and avoiding that is a social skill worth having, too.
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expressing earnest entreaty; "an importunate job applicant"
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for importunate.
adjective
expressing earnest entreaty; "an importunate job applicant"
Example sentences
Well, one doesn't wish to be an importunate jackass, either - and avoiding that is a social skill worth having, too.
Maybe I sometimes ask him for help that's actually a lot of work: that's not me being importunate, that's me not knowing about cars.
Because half-a-dozen grasshoppers under a fern make the field ring with their importunate chink, whilst thousands of great cattle, reposed beneath the shadow of the British oak, chew the cud and are silent, pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field; that of course they are many in number; or that, after all, they are other than the little shrivelled, meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome insects of the hour.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use importunate in a sentence?
Well, one doesn't wish to be an importunate jackass, either - and avoiding that is a social skill worth having, too.
What does importunate mean?
expressing earnest entreaty; "an importunate job applicant"
What part of speech is importunate?
importunate is commonly used as adjective.