importunate

adjective (more importunate, most importunate)

«importunate» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Importunate means asking again and again, pushing for something so hard that other people grow tired of it. tree →
(old use) An importunate person will not take «no» for an answer. tree →

In the lessons

in fairy tales, a suitor or pest who keeps asking until the princess is worn out; old use, said of a suitor who will not go away

Examples

The importunate suitor would not leave the palace. tree →
The princess was tired of one more importunate suitor. tree →
The little dog was importunate, begging at every table. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

Here it means excessive or too many, showing that an enemy's kisses are too much to be trusted.

Interpretation. Proverbs teaches that a true friend's honest rebuke is better than a false friend's flattery.

Examples

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are importunate. (Writings PRO.27.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «importunate» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «importunate» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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