adverb
- in a persistent and annoying manner; with troublesome urgency
Usage: formal
Examples
- The salesman called importunely throughout the dinner hour.
- She knocked importunely at the door despite the late hour.
- The child begged importunely for another cookie.
- He pressed importunely for an immediate answer.
- The creditors pursued him importunely for payment.
- The reporter questioned the celebrity importunely at the airport.