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importunate
adjective as in demanding, insistent
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Wordsworth has illustrated how an unwise and importunate demand for a reason from a child may drive him into invention.
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Another rap, louder and more importunate, echoed through the large room.
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"My men and I have a devilish importunate creditor," said he, slapping his stomach.
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Somewhere near her feet the cricket gave out an importunate chirp.
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The memories of that time, and of the importunate thoughts that had haunted him then, at the opening of life, returned to him now.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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