importunately

Examples

• All

• The journalist importunately demanded answers from the reluctant official.

• She called her friend importunately, refusing to give up until he agreed to help.

• He knocked importunately at the door until someone finally answered.

• She kept calling him importunately for days.

• She importunately asked for help until someone finally agreed to assist her.

• The children importunately begged their parents for a trip to the amusement park.

• He importunately repeated his requests, making it hard for anyone to ignore him.

Synonyms

A

annoyingly

vsimportunately

14 3.0

In a way that makes people feel bothered

is persistent and urgent and often intrusive rather than simply causing irritation

I

insistently

vsimportunately

5 3.7

To say or do something in a strong, repeated way that does not stop

is urgent and often annoying or intrusive rather than merely forceful

I

irritatingly

vsimportunately

2 4.2

In a way that annoys or makes someone uncomfortable

is persistent and urgent applying repeated pressure rather than just causing discomfort

P

pleadingly

vsimportunately

1 4.3

In a soft, urgent way that asks for something

is persistent and often intrusive rather than mostly emotional appeal

P

pressingly

vsimportunately

1 5.6

In a way that needs attention right away

is persistent and often intrusive rather than only demanding immediate action

I

intrusively

vsimportunately

1 6.4

Acting in a way that invades someone's privacy and makes them uncomfortable

is persistent and urgent pressing repeatedly rather than just entering privacy

N

naggingly

vsimportunately

6.1

In a way that annoys or worries someone again and again

is urgent and often intrusive rather than just continuous annoyance

How Insistent

demandingly

6.7

importunately

• Formal

9.9

insistently

5 3.7

persistently

14 3.8

repeatedly

382 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology