importunate

im·por·tu·nate

adj \im-ˈpȯr-chə-nət, -tyu̇-nət\

Definition of IMPORTUNATE

1

: troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand <importunate creditors>

2

: troublesome

— im·por·tu·nate·ly adverb

— im·por·tu·nate·ness noun

Examples of IMPORTUNATE

1. <the demands of the chairmanship were becoming too importunate for me to continue without an assistant>

First Known Use of IMPORTUNATE

1528

Related to IMPORTUNATE

Synonyms: burning, clamant, compelling, critical, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, imperative, imperious, acute, instant, necessitous, pressing, urgent

Antonyms: noncritical, nonurgent

Related Words: demanding, extreme, immediate, insistent, intense, overriding; crucial, desperate, grave, life-and-death (also life-or-death), serious, severe, vital; dangerous, explosive, hazardous, perilous, precarious, unstable

Near Antonyms: incidental, low-pressure, minor, negligible, trivial, unimportant; nonthreatening, safe, stable

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Rhymes with IMPORTUNATE

unfortunate