importunatelyadv.

Brit.

/ɪmˈpɔːtʃn̩ətli/,

/ɪmˈpɔːtʃənətli/,

/ɪmˈpɔːtjᵿnətli/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpɔrtʃ(ə)nətli/

Forms: see importunate adj. and n. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: importunate adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < importunate adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Middle French importuneement (1402, in the passage translated in quot. 1477 at sense 1, or earlier in sense 1; 1486, in the passage translated in quot. a1492 at sense 3, or earlier in sense 3; French importunément ). Compare earlier importunely adv.In quot. 1483 at sense 2 apparently an error for opportunely adv. by confusion with importune adj., which occurs in the same sentence.

1. With persistent or pressing solicitation or entreaty; beseechingly, imploringly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [adverb] > urgently, pressingly, or importunately

straitly1340

effectuously1416

effectually1418

importunely1447

importunately1477

clamorously1532

urgently1548

praya1600

pressingly1760

besiegingly1821

clamantly1863

1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 69 He that axid inportunatly [Fr. importuneement] after he is ones denied & refused his asking.

?1529 S. Fish Supplicacyon for Beggers sig. A1^v [They] haue begged so importunatly that they haue gotten ynto theyre hondes more then the therd part of all youre Realme.

1569 A. Golding tr. N. Hemmingsen Postill f. 115 The people..began to aske importunately that he should doo as hee had alwayes doone vnto them.

1600 R. Churche tr. M. Fumée Hist. Troubles Hungarie viii. 290 Seeing that the forces of the Turke daily increased, he importunately solicited the Emperour to send him new succours.

1692 N. Stratford Charge 20 We need not doubt of God's help, if we sincerely and importunately pray for it.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 81 They..insisted importunately upon their Demand.

1779 A. Smith Let. 8 Nov. (1977) ccii. 242 You wished to know my opinion concerning the consequence of granting to the Irish that free trade which they at present demand so importunately.

1853 Assoc. Med. Jrnl. 24 June 554/2 She most importunately begged, and even insisted, to have chloroform given to her.

1874 J. L. Motley Life John of Barneveld II. xiv. 117 He instructed his envoy..importunately and dictatorially to plead the cause.

1913 M. R. S. Andrews Eternal Masculine 175 I was to plead and insist importunately and use every effort of every sort to make the fellows buy one at least.

1936 Times 20 May 17/3 Importunately demanding this, that, and the other.

2002 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 2 July 2 Moderate Republicans, several importunately, urged Watts to take on the powerful House Whip.

2. With persistent or pressing action or purpose; persistently, urgently.In quot. 1483 apparently an error for opportunely adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [adverb]

blevindeliche1340

perseverantly1340

assiduallya1400

unwearily1434

importunately1483

assiduately1490

importunably?1504

importunely?1504

industriously1572

indefatigably1586

perseveringly1611

unweariably1612

infatigably1652

unweariedly1653

tenaciouslya1667

persistingly1748

doggedly1791

dogfully1827

unwearyingly1835

persistively1847

persistently1852

untiredly1855

unflaggingly1858

untiringly1862

unsleepingly1877

1483 W. Caxton tr. A. Chartier Curial sig. iij Yf he entre Inportunatly, They that be Inportune shal put hym abacke [Fr. s'il y entre opportunement, les importuns le rebouteront].

1543 More's Hist. Richard III in Chron. J. Hardyng f. lxx^v He would importunately [1513 T. More ‘importunely’] pursue his appetite & haue her.

1611 Bp. J. Hall Epist. III. v. ii What do we now thus importunately catching at shadows?

1697 ‘Philaret’ Challenge 168 How will the little Villain storm and rave..and hang about you so very importunately.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Ply To work on any thing closely and importunately.

1791 Amer. Museum Nov. 251 The idea of Amelia presented itself to me with such strength that I could not sleep. It pursued me more importunately than ever.

1832 Mrs. C. Gore Champion in F. M. Reynolds Keepsake 88 The evening sunbeams..quivered importunately on an opposite wall.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iv. xxix. 240 His possible judgment of her actions was telling on her as importunately as Klesmer's judgment of her powers.

1913 E. Wharton Custom of Country ii. xvi. 245 She had not time to give to such considerations. Her own difficulties were too importunately present to her.

1923 Boy Scouts' Mag. Jan. 7/2 Into a yard grown high with grass..he rushed importunately.

2009 G. Turner tr. M. Ajvaz Other City xxii. 164 How tedious they are, importunately forcing refuge and home onto us all the time.

†3. Inopportunely, unseasonably; = importunely adv. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adverb]

in (earlier on) untimec897

untimelyc1200

out of timea1325

in unseasona1400

importunelyc1425

in an evil (also ill, etc.) hour1490

importunatelya1492

at ungaina1500

untimeously1513

intempestively1548

out of season1548

timeless1586

unseasonably1586

inopportunely1609

unseasonablea1634

unopportunely1651

timelessly1673

unseasonally1941

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. cclxvi^v/1 He muste doo all these thynges in tyme couenable and oportune... For yf Inportunatly [Fr. importuneement] and without mesure they be done, they prouffyte not longe.

1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys i. f. i^v We..do..not yet importunatly byreue you of your reste with cryenge at your eares at vnseasonable tyme.

1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 168 I shall not say the Petition and Advice was unduly, but unseasonably and importunately obtained.

†4. In a troublesome or vexatious manner; grievously, adversely. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > [adverb] > afflictingly

soreOE

sorelyc1275

angerlya1393

importunately1561

afflictively1629

afflictingly1657

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adverb] > in an exacting manner

importunately1561

exactingly1849

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. ii. f. 6^v Sometyme he [sc. man] is tickeled with inticementes of pleasures,..sometime importunatelye striken with immoderate affections [L. nunc impotenter percutitur immoderatis affectibus].

1564 A. Golding tr. Justinus Hist. Trogus Pompeius xlii. f. 157 [Hymerus] through his tyrannous crueltie, vexed importunatlie bothe Babylon and manie other cities.

1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac New Epist. III. 4 Least I should be importunately complementall.

†5. Exceedingly, very much; to a great degree or extent. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb]

stronglyeOE

felec950

strongeOE

highlyOE

highOE

greatlya1200

stourlya1225

greata1325

dreec1330

deeplya1400

mightya1400

dreichlyc1400

mighty?a1425

sorec1440

mainlyc1450

greatumly1456

madc1487

profoundly1489

stronglya1492

muchwhata1513

shrewlya1529

heapa1547

vengeance?1548

sorely1562

smartlyc1580

mightly1582

mightily1587

violently1601

intensively1604

almightily1612

violent1629

seriously1643

intensely1646

importunately1660

shrewdly1664

gey1686

sadly1738

plenty1775

vitally1787

substantively1795

badly1813

far1814

heavily1819

serious1825

measurably1834

dearly1843

bally1939

majorly1955

sizzlingly1956

majorly1978

fecking1983

1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. Pref. sig. A5 An Expedient so importunately beneficial to Mankind [Fr. vne chose tellement vtile au genre humain], that scarce any elogiums could be excogitated equal to their praise.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. x. 248 Men will not..be so importunately dull, as not to understand what others say.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	importunately
释义	importunatelyadv. Brit. /ɪmˈpɔːtʃn̩ətli/, /ɪmˈpɔːtʃənətli/, /ɪmˈpɔːtjᵿnətli/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpɔrtʃ(ə)nətli/ Forms: see importunate adj. and n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: importunate adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < importunate adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Middle French importuneement (1402, in the passage translated in quot. 1477 at sense 1, or earlier in sense 1; 1486, in the passage translated in quot. a1492 at sense 3, or earlier in sense 3; French importunément ). Compare earlier importunely adv.In quot. 1483 at sense 2 apparently an error for opportunely adv. by confusion with importune adj., which occurs in the same sentence. 1. With persistent or pressing solicitation or entreaty; beseechingly, imploringly. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [adverb] > urgently, pressingly, or importunately straitly1340 effectuously1416 effectually1418 importunely1447 importunately1477 clamorously1532 urgently1548 praya1600 pressingly1760 besiegingly1821 clamantly1863 1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 69 He that axid inportunatly [Fr. importuneement] after he is ones denied & refused his asking. ?1529 S. Fish Supplicacyon for Beggers sig. A1^v [They] haue begged so importunatly that they haue gotten ynto theyre hondes more then the therd part of all youre Realme. 1569 A. Golding tr. N. Hemmingsen Postill f. 115 The people..began to aske importunately that he should doo as hee had alwayes doone vnto them. 1600 R. Churche tr. M. Fumée Hist. Troubles Hungarie viii. 290 Seeing that the forces of the Turke daily increased, he importunately solicited the Emperour to send him new succours. 1692 N. Stratford Charge 20 We need not doubt of God's help, if we sincerely and importunately pray for it. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 81 They..insisted importunately upon their Demand. 1779 A. Smith Let. 8 Nov. (1977) ccii. 242 You wished to know my opinion concerning the consequence of granting to the Irish that free trade which they at present demand so importunately. 1853 Assoc. Med. Jrnl. 24 June 554/2 She most importunately begged, and even insisted, to have chloroform given to her. 1874 J. L. Motley Life John of Barneveld II. xiv. 117 He instructed his envoy..importunately and dictatorially to plead the cause. 1913 M. R. S. Andrews Eternal Masculine 175 I was to plead and insist importunately and use every effort of every sort to make the fellows buy one at least. 1936 Times 20 May 17/3 Importunately demanding this, that, and the other. 2002 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 2 July 2 Moderate Republicans, several importunately, urged Watts to take on the powerful House Whip. 2. With persistent or pressing action or purpose; persistently, urgently.In quot. 1483 apparently an error for opportunely adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [adverb] blevindeliche1340 perseverantly1340 assiduallya1400 unwearily1434 importunately1483 assiduately1490 importunably?1504 importunely?1504 industriously1572 indefatigably1586 perseveringly1611 unweariably1612 infatigably1652 unweariedly1653 tenaciouslya1667 persistingly1748 doggedly1791 dogfully1827 unwearyingly1835 persistively1847 persistently1852 untiredly1855 unflaggingly1858 untiringly1862 unsleepingly1877 1483 W. Caxton tr. A. Chartier Curial sig. iij Yf he entre Inportunatly, They that be Inportune shal put hym abacke [Fr. s'il y entre opportunement, les importuns le rebouteront]. 1543 More's Hist. Richard III in Chron. J. Hardyng f. lxx^v He would importunately [1513 T. More ‘importunely’] pursue his appetite & haue her. 1611 Bp. J. Hall Epist. III. v. ii What do we now thus importunately catching at shadows? 1697 ‘Philaret’ Challenge 168 How will the little Villain storm and rave..and hang about you so very importunately. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Ply To work on any thing closely and importunately. 1791 Amer. Museum Nov. 251 The idea of Amelia presented itself to me with such strength that I could not sleep. It pursued me more importunately than ever. 1832 Mrs. C. Gore Champion in F. M. Reynolds Keepsake 88 The evening sunbeams..quivered importunately on an opposite wall. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iv. xxix. 240 His possible judgment of her actions was telling on her as importunately as Klesmer's judgment of her powers. 1913 E. Wharton Custom of Country ii. xvi. 245 She had not time to give to such considerations. Her own difficulties were too importunately present to her. 1923 Boy Scouts' Mag. Jan. 7/2 Into a yard grown high with grass..he rushed importunately. 2009 G. Turner tr. M. Ajvaz Other City xxii. 164 How tedious they are, importunately forcing refuge and home onto us all the time. †3. Inopportunely, unseasonably; = importunely adv. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adverb] in (earlier on) untimec897 untimelyc1200 out of timea1325 in unseasona1400 importunelyc1425 in an evil (also ill, etc.) hour1490 importunatelya1492 at ungaina1500 untimeously1513 intempestively1548 out of season1548 timeless1586 unseasonably1586 inopportunely1609 unseasonablea1634 unopportunely1651 timelessly1673 unseasonally1941 a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. cclxvi^v/1 He muste doo all these thynges in tyme couenable and oportune... For yf Inportunatly [Fr. importuneement] and without mesure they be done, they prouffyte not longe. 1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys i. f. i^v We..do..not yet importunatly byreue you of your reste with cryenge at your eares at vnseasonable tyme. 1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 168 I shall not say the Petition and Advice was unduly, but unseasonably and importunately obtained. †4. In a troublesome or vexatious manner; grievously, adversely. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [adverb] > afflictingly soreOE sorelyc1275 angerlya1393 importunately1561 afflictively1629 afflictingly1657 the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adverb] > in an exacting manner importunately1561 exactingly1849 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. ii. f. 6^v Sometyme he [sc. man] is tickeled with inticementes of pleasures,..sometime importunatelye striken with immoderate affections [L. nunc impotenter percutitur immoderatis affectibus]. 1564 A. Golding tr. Justinus Hist. Trogus Pompeius xlii. f. 157 [Hymerus] through his tyrannous crueltie, vexed importunatlie bothe Babylon and manie other cities. 1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac New Epist. III. 4 Least I should be importunately complementall. †5. Exceedingly, very much; to a great degree or extent. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] stronglyeOE felec950 strongeOE highlyOE highOE greatlya1200 stourlya1225 greata1325 dreec1330 deeplya1400 mightya1400 dreichlyc1400 mighty?a1425 sorec1440 mainlyc1450 greatumly1456 madc1487 profoundly1489 stronglya1492 muchwhata1513 shrewlya1529 heapa1547 vengeance?1548 sorely1562 smartlyc1580 mightly1582 mightily1587 violently1601 intensively1604 almightily1612 violent1629 seriously1643 intensely1646 importunately1660 shrewdly1664 gey1686 sadly1738 plenty1775 vitally1787 substantively1795 badly1813 far1814 heavily1819 serious1825 measurably1834 dearly1843 bally1939 majorly1955 sizzlingly1956 majorly1978 fecking1983 1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. Pref. sig. A5 An Expedient so importunately beneficial to Mankind [Fr. vne chose tellement vtile au genre humain], that scarce any elogiums could be excogitated equal to their praise. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. x. 248 Men will not..be so importunately dull, as not to understand what others say. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1477
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