[im.por.tune] adj [ME, fr. MF & L; MF importun, fr. L importunus, fr. in- + -portunus (as in opportunus fit)--more at opportune] (15c): importunate -- im.por.tune.ly adv
[2]importune vb -tuned ; -tun.ing vt (1530) 1 a: to press or urge with troublesome persistence b archaic: to request or beg for urgently
2: annoy, trouble ~ vi: to beg, urge, or solicit persistently or troublesomely syn see beg -- im.por.tun.er n