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IMPO'RTUOUS, a. [L. importuosus; in and portus.] Without a port,haven or harbor.
IMPORTU'NITY, n. [L. importunitas.] Pressing solicitation; urgent request; appli...
IMPORTU'NELY, adv. With urgent solicitation; incessantly; continually; troubleso...
IMPORTU'NE, v.t. [L. importunus; in and porto, to bear on.] To request with urge...
IMPORT'UNATOR, n. One that importunes. [Not in use.]
IMPORT'UNATENESS, n. Urgent and pressing solicitation.
IMPORT'UNATELY, adv. With urgent request; with pressing solicitation.
IMPORT'UNATE, a. [L. importunus. See Importune .] 1. Bearing on; pressing or urg...
IMPORT'UNACY, n. The act of importuning; importunateness.
IMPO'RTLESS, a. Of no weight or consequence. [Not used.]
IMPO'RTING, ppr. Bringing into one's own country or state from a foreign or dist...
IMPO'RTER, n. He that imports; the merchant who,by himself or his agent, brings ...
IMPO'RTED, pp. Brought from another country or state.
IMPORTA'TION, n. 1. The act or practice of importing, or of bringing from anothe...
IMPORT'ANTLY, adv. Weightily; forcibly.
IMPORT'ANT, a. Literally, bearing on or to. Hence, weighty; momentous; of great ...