† importuousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin importuōsus, inportuōsus.

Etymology: < classical Latin importuōsus (also inportuōsus) having no harbours < im- im- prefix² + portus port n.¹ + -ōsus -ous suffix. Compare Middle French importueux (1544; rare).The following probably shows an error for importunes , 3rd person singular present indicative of importune v.:1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost ii. i. 32 Tell him, the Daughter of the King of France On serious busines crauing quicke dispatch, Importuous [1623 Importunes] personall conference with his grace.

Obsolete. rare.

Of an area of coastline: that has no port or harbour, or is unsuitable for harbouring a vessel.

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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Importuous, without port or haven.

1747 W. Stith Hist. Virginia i. 32 The same unfortunate Tract, on the shoaly and importuous Coast of North-Carolina.

1845 Times 12 Feb. 9/2 I accepted an invitation from a French company to co-operate with them in the formation of a harbour on an importuous line of coast.

1892 E. J. Payne Hist. New World I. i. 262 The coast..was still sandy and importuous, and the surf too heavy to permit a boat to land.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	importuous
释义	† importuousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin importuōsus, inportuōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin importuōsus (also inportuōsus) having no harbours < im- im- prefix² + portus port n.¹ + -ōsus -ous suffix. Compare Middle French importueux (1544; rare).The following probably shows an error for importunes , 3rd person singular present indicative of importune v.:1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost ii. i. 32 Tell him, the Daughter of the King of France On serious busines crauing quicke dispatch, Importuous [1623 Importunes] personall conference with his grace. Obsolete. rare. Of an area of coastline: that has no port or harbour, or is unsuitable for harbouring a vessel. ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Importuous, without port or haven. 1747 W. Stith Hist. Virginia i. 32 The same unfortunate Tract, on the shoaly and importuous Coast of North-Carolina. 1845 Times 12 Feb. 9/2 I accepted an invitation from a French company to co-operate with them in the formation of a harbour on an importuous line of coast. 1892 E. J. Payne Hist. New World I. i. 262 The coast..was still sandy and importuous, and the surf too heavy to permit a boat to land. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1656
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