IMPORTUNE

I. adjective see: opportune Date: 15th century importunate , ~ly adverb II. verb (-tuned; -tuning) Date: 1530 transitive verb 1. to press or urge with troublesome persistence, to request or beg for urgently, annoy , trouble , intransitive verb to beg, urge, or solicit persistently or troublesomely, see: beg ~r noun