importunate

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective expressing earnest entreaty

Etymology

First attested in 1477, in Middle english; from Latin importūnus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), modelled on Middle French importuné. By surface analysis, importune + -ate. The noun was substantivized from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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