English-Thai Dictionary

importunate

ADJ ด่วน  เร่งด่วน  รีบด่วน  โดยด่วน  urgent duai

 

importunate

ADJ ที่ เรียกร้อง  ซึ่ง รบเร้า  ti-riek-rong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMPORTUNATE

a.[L. 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.

 

IMPORTUNATELY

adv. With urgent request; with pressing solicitation.

 

IMPORTUNATENESS

n.Urgent and pressing solicitation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IMPORTUNATE

Im *por "tu *nate, a. Etym: [See Importune. ]

 

1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an impotunate petitioner, curiosity. Whewell.

 

2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] Donne. -- Im *por "tu *nate *ly, adv. -- Im *por "tu *nate *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

importunate

im por tu nate |imˈpôrCHənit əmˈpɔrtʃənət | ▶adjective persistent, esp. to the point of annoyance or intrusion: importunate creditors. DERIVATIVES im por tu nate ly adverb, im por tu ni ty |ˌimpôrˈt (y )o͞onitē |noun ( pl. importunities ) ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin importunus ‘inconvenient, unseasonable, ’ based on Portunus, the name of the god who protected harbors (from portus ‘harbor ’); compare with opportune .

 

Oxford Dictionary

importunate

importunate |ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnət | ▶adjective persistent, especially to the point of annoyance: importunate creditors. DERIVATIVES importunately adverb, importunity |ˌɪmpɔːˈtjuːnɪti |noun ( pl. importunities ) ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin importunus ‘inconvenient, unseasonable ’, based on Portunus, the name of the god who protected harbours (from portus ‘harbour ’); compare with opportune .

 

Oxford Thesaurus

importunate

importunate adjective an importunate beggar: persistent, insistent, tenacious, persevering, dogged, unremitting, unrelenting, tireless, indefatigable; stubborn, intransigent, obstinate, obdurate; pressing, urgent, demanding, entreating, nagging, exacting, clamorous, clamant; aggressive, high-pressure; informal pushy; formal exigent, pertinacious, suppliant.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

importunate

im por tu nate /ɪmpɔ́ː r tʃ (ə )nət /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈要求などが 〉しつこい, 〈人が 〉うるさくせがんで .2 急を要する, 差し迫った .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞