importunate

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On this page you'll find 42 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to importunate, such as: burning, clamant, clamorous, crying, disturbing, and dogged.

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How to use importunate in a sentence

  • Wordsworth has illustrated how an unwise and importunate demand for a reason from a child may drive him into invention.

    Children's Ways | James Sully
  • Another rap, louder and more importunate, echoed through the large room.

    The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
  • "My men and I have a devilish importunate creditor," said he, slapping his stomach.

    Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
  • Somewhere near her feet the cricket gave out an importunate chirp.

    The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
  • 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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