IMPORT'UNATE, adjective [Latin importunus. See Importune.] 1. Bearing on; pressing or urging in request or demand; urgent and pertinacious in solicitation; as an importunate suitor or petitioner. 2. Pressing; urgent; as an importunate demand. 3. Inciting urgently for gratification; as importunate passions and appetites.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI