adjective
- persistent in requesting or demanding something; troublesomely urgent
Usage: formal
Examples
- The importunate salesman called every day despite being told no.
- She grew tired of his importunate requests for money.
- The charity’s importunate appeals for donations annoyed many donors.
- His importunate pleas for forgiveness fell on deaf ears.
- The reporter’s importunate questions made the celebrity uncomfortable.
- Despite her importunate demands, the manager refused to change the policy.