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importunately

importunately adverb: in an importunate manner; with persistent or urgent solicitation.

Adverb

importunately (comparative more importunately, superlative most importunately)

  1. In an importunate manner; with persistent or urgent solicitation.
    • 'I suppose I must see who it is', she thought, and set her chair in motion. The chair, like the music, was worked by machinery and it rolled her to the other side of the room where the bell still rang importunately.1909, E.M. Forster, “I”, in The Machine Stops

Forms of importunately

comparativemore importunately
superlativemost importunately

Origin of importunately

From importunate + -ly.

Questions about importunately

What does importunately mean?
Importunately means in an importunate manner; with persistent or urgent solicitation.
What part of speech is importunately?
Importunately is an adverb.

Words near importunately in the dictionary

  1. importunacy
  2. importunance
  3. importunances
  4. importunate
  5. importunated
  6. importunately
  7. importunateness
  8. importunates
  9. importunating
  10. importunator
  11. importunators

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