importunately
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Definition
Adverb: * In an urgent, persistent, and annoyingly demanding manner; characterized by or making repeated, pressing requests or demands.
Usage
The adverb "importunately" describes the way in which an action (typically asking, begging, or demanding) is performed. It emphasizes an unrelenting, bothersome, and often desperate persistence.
Examples
- The child tugged importunately at his mother's sleeve, refusing to be ignored.
- "Tell me what happened," he asked importunately, following her around the room.
- She pleaded importunately for another chance, her voice filled with desperation.
Advanced Usage
- Literary/Formal Context: The word is more common in formal or literary writing than in everyday conversation. It conveys a strong sense of troublesome persistence.
- The ghost appeared to him nightly, importunately demanding vengeance.
Variants and Related Words
- Importune (verb): To harass with persistent requests or demands.
- He was known to importune potential donors for contributions.
- Importunate (adjective): Persistent to the point of annoyance.
- She grew tired of his importunate requests for favors.
- Importunity (noun): The quality of being importunate; persistent solicitation.
- He finally agreed, worn down by her constant importunity.
Synonyms
- Persistently
- Urgently
- Beseechingly
- Imploringly
- Clamorously
- Pressingly
Antonyms
- Indifferently
- Halfheartedly
- Reluctantly
- Passively
Adverb
- in a beseeching manner
- `You must help me,' she said imploringly