- 1. a. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an impotunate petitioner, curiosity. Source: opted
- 2. a. Hard to be borne; unendurable. Source: opted
- 3. adj. persistent to the point of annoying Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. expressing persistent and earnest entreaty Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an impotunate petitioner, curiosity. Whewell. 2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] Donne. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ly, adv. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ness, n. Source: webster
- 6. j:100 s. expressing earnest entreaty Source: ecdict
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