-- Im*por"tu*nate*ly, adv. -- Im*por"tu*nate*ness, n.
Im*por"tu*na`tor (?), n. One who importunes; an importuner. [Obs.] Sir
E. Sandys.
Im`por*tune" (?), a. [F. importun, L. importunus; pref. im- not + a
derivative from the root of portus harbor, importunus therefore orig.
meaning, hard of access. See Port harbor, and cf. Importunate.] 1.
Inopportune; unseasonable. [Obs.]
2. Troublesome; vexatious; persistent; urgent; hence, vexatious on
account of untimely urgency or pertinacious solicitation. [Obs.]
And their importune fates all satisfied.
Spenser.
Of all other affections it [envy] is the most importune and
continual.
Bacon.
Im`por*tune", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Importuned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Importuning.] [From Importune, a.: cf. F. importuner.] 1. To request or
solicit, with urgency; to press with frequent, unreasonable, or
troublesome application or pertinacity; hence, to tease; to irritate;
to worry.
Their ministers and residents here have perpetually importuned the
court with unreasonable demands.
Swift.