/ Dictionary / Index I importunate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: im•por•tu•nate Pronunciation: (im-pôr'chu-nit), [key] — adj. urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so. pertinacious, as solicitations or demands. troublesome; annoying: importunate demands from the children for attention. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: importunate (Thesaurus) importunacy importune Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language