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importunately
adverb
formaluk /ɪmˈpɔː.tjə.nət.li/ us /ɪmˈpɔːr.tʃə.nət.li/
If something happens importunately, it is annoying because it happens or is asked for repeatedly or forcefully:
He moved slowly across the room as the bell continued to ring importunately.
The cats crowded around her, meowing importunately.
He nevertheless importunately demanded compensation for the disturbance caused.
The Lord did not agree for a long time, but the Tsar begged importunately.
The elderly woman pleaded with him importunately for her daughter.
The visitor knocked at the door again: not loudly but still importunately.
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