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  • 1Importunately — Importunate Im*por tu*nate ([i^]m*p[^o]r t[ u]*n[asl]t), a. [See {Importune}.] 1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an importunate petitioner, curiosity. Whewell. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2clamor — I. n. Outcry, vociferation, exclamation, noise, hullabaloo, hubbub, uproar, blare. II. v. n. 1. Vociferate, cry out, shout, make uproar, make outcries. 2. Cry importunately, demand importunately …

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  • 3flagitious — (adj.) shamefully wicked, criminal, late 14c., from O.Fr. flagicieux or directly from L. flagitiosus shameful, disgraceful, infamous, from flagitium shameful act, passionate deed, disgraceful thing, related to flagrum a whip, scourge, lash,… …

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  • 4importunate — adjective Date: 1528 1. troublesomely urgent ; overly persistent in request or demand < importunate creditors > 2. troublesome • importunately adverb • importunateness noun …

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  • 5beg — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. implore, beseech; ask alms. See poverty, request. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To ask earnestly or importunately] Syn. entreat, implore, beseech, ask, supplicate, crave, solicit, pray for, urge, plead, sue …

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