How to pronounce “importunate”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
• (of a person) Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.
• [Noun]
• An importuner.
• [Verb]
• (rare) To importune, or to obtain by importunity.

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