Word of the Day: IMPORTUNATE
Demanding or dogged
importunate (adj) - persistent, relentless, or annoyingly insistent [im-pawr-chuh-nit]
BREAKDOWN: IM- (not) + PORTUN- (door or harbor) + -ATE (being)
importunity is urgent persistence in asking for something
importune means to beg, implore, or entreat
“Scandal is an importunate wasp, against which we must make no movement unless we are quite sure that we can kill it; otherwise it will return to the attack more furious than ever.” —Sebastian Roch Nicolas Chamfort
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