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1 Importunate -- rank: 1000

Importunate definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary IMPORT'UNATE, a. [L. importunus ... 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. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: expressing earnest entreaty; "an importunate job applicant" Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1528 1. troublesomely urgent ; overly persistent in request or demand < importunate creditors > 2. troublesome • importunately adverb • importunateness noun Oxford Reference ...

2 Dun -- rank: 550

... sense, but not an elegant word. DUN, n. 1. An importunate creditor who urges for payment. 2. An urgent request or ... dunn 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a debt-collector; an importunate creditor. 2 a demand for payment. --v.tr. (dunned, dunning ... a. Press (for a debt), importune, urge. III. n. 1. Importunate creditor. 2. Dunning letter. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue An importunate creditor. Dunny, in the provincial dialect of several counties, signifies ... DEAF; to dun, then, perhaps may mean to deafen with importunate demands: some derive it from the word DONNEZ, which signifies ...

3 Instant -- rank: 550

... Dictionary IN'STANT, a. [L. instans, insto.] 1. Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest. Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in ... stare to stand — more at stand Date: 15th century 1. importunate, urgent 2. a. present, current < previous felonies not related to ... stand: cf. F. in?tant. See Stand.] 1. Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest. Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms I. a. 1. Pressing, urgent, importunate, earnest. 2. Immediate, quick, instantaneous. 3. Current, present, now passing ... priority, hour, hurried, immanent, immediate, imminent, impendent, impending, imperative, imperious, importunate, in danger imminent, in prospect, in reserve, in store, in ...

4 Urgent -- rank: 492

... need > b. conveying a sense of urgency 2. urging insistently ; importunate • urgently adverb Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. 1 requiring immediate action or attention (an urgent need for help). 2 importunate; earnest and persistent in demand. Derivatives: urgency n. urgently adv ... Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. 1. Pressing, cogent, importunate, pertinacious, earnestly solicitous. 2. Pressing, imperative, cogent. Moby Thesaurus active ... pressure, high-priority, hurried, immediate, impassioned, impelling, imperative, imperious, important, importunate, impulsive, inducive, insistent, instant, last-minute, life-and-death, life ...

5 Troublesome -- rank: 492

... wish not to be troublesome as a guest. 3. Teasing; importunate; as a troublesome applicant. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj ... vexatious; perplexing; harassing; annoying; disgusting; irksome; afflictive; burdensome; tiresome; wearisome; importunate. -- Trou"ble*some*ly, adv. -- Trou"ble*some*ness, n ... perplexing, harassing, galling, painful. 2. Burdensome, wearisome, tiresome, irksome. 3. Importunate, teasing, intrusive. 4. Hard, difficult, trying, arduous. Moby Thesaurus Herculean ... hard-earned, hard-fought, harmful, heavy, hefty, hindering, hindersome, hostile, importunate, importune, in opposition, in the way, incommodious, inconvenient, infestive, inhibiting ...

6 Pressing -- rank: 492

... business). 2 a urging strongly (a pressing invitation). b persistent, importunate (since you are so pressing). --n. 1 a thing made ... Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pressing Press"ing, a. Urgent; exacting; importunate; as, a pressing necessity. -- Press"ing*ly, adv. Webster's ... also press Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Urgent, importunate, constraining, distressing. Moby Thesaurus abetment, actuating, acute, animating, blandishment, burning ... grasping, grave, high-pressure, high-priority, impelling, imperative, imperious, important, importunate, importunateness, importunity, impulsive, inducive, infusion, insistence, insistent, instance, instant, irresistible ...

7 Importune -- rank: 492

... unreasonable. 2. Unseasonable. [This word is obsolete; being superseded by importunate, unless perhaps in poetry.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v ... as in opportunus fit) — more at opportune Date: 15th century importunate • importunely adverb II. verb (-tuned; -tuning) Date: 1530 transitive verb ... immoral purpose. Etymology: F importuner or med.L importunari (as IMPORTUNATE) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Importune Im`por*tune", v. t ... entreat, exasperating, exert pressure, exhort, galling, harassing, high-pressure, implore, importunate, insist, insist upon, invoke, irking, irksome, irritating, jawbone, lobby, make ...

8 Importunity -- rank: 424

... Date: 15th century 1. the quality or state of being importunate 2. an importunate request or demand Webster's 1913 Dictionary Importunity Im`por ... unsuitableness, rudeness: cf. F. importunit['e].] The quality of being importunate; pressing or pertinacious solicitation; urgent request; incessant or frequent application ...

9 Important -- rank: 424

... at him flew, And with important outrage him assailed. 2. Importunate. [Not used.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: of ... worth or consequence ; valuable in content or relationship 2. obsolete importunate, urgent 3. giving evidence of a feeling of self-importance ... him flew, And with important outrage him assailed. --Spenser. 4. Importunate; pressing; urgent. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: Weighty; momentous; significant; essential; necessary ...

10 Earnest -- rank: 424

... earnest in this duty. 2. Ardent; warm; eager; zealous; animated; importunate; as earnest in love; earnest in prayer. 3. Intent; fixed ... do often hinder. --Hooker. Syn: Eager; warm; zealous; ardent; animated; importunate; fervent; sincere; serious; hearty; urgent. See Eager. Webster's 1913 ... I. a. 1. Ardent, zealous, eager, fervent, fervid, glowing, animated, importunate, warm, hearty. 2. Intent, steady, fixed, close. 3. Serious, sincere ...

11 Crying -- rank: 335

... common; great; as a crying sin or abuse. CRYING, n. Importunate call; clamor; outcry. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1 ... grasping, greet, heinous, high-pressure, high-priority, howling, imperative, imperious, importunate, in tears, insistent, instant, lachryma, lachrymal, lachrymose, lachrymosity, lacrimatory, loud ...

12 Cry -- rank: 335

... thee. 8. A loud voice in distress, prayer or request; importunate call. He forgetteth no the cry of the humble. Psalms ... favor. --Swift. The cry went once on thee. --Shak. 5. Importunate supplication. O, the most piteous cry of the poor souls ...

13 Importunately -- rank: 335

... beseechingly, importunately, imploringly, pleadingly, entreatingly] Merriam Webster's adverb see importunate Webster's 1913 Dictionary Importunate Im*por"tu*nate, a. [See Importune.] 1. Troublesomely urgent ...

14 Importunateness -- rank: 335

... n. Urgent and pressing solicitation. Merriam Webster's noun see importunate Webster's 1913 Dictionary Importunate Im*por"tu*nate, a. [See Importune.] 1. Troublesomely urgent ...

15 Clamorous -- rank: 335

... Synonyms a. 1. Vociferous, noisy, boisterous, obstreperous, uproarious, blatant. 2. Importunate. Moby Thesaurus acute, articulate, bawling, begging, blaring, blatant, blatting, blustering ... exorbitant, extortionate, grasping, high-pressure, high-priority, imperative, imperious, imploring, importunate, insistent, instant, loud, loudmouthed, mafficking, multivocal, noiseful, noisy, obstreperous, openmouthed ...