English → Latin
“importunate” in Latin
molestustroublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying, tiresomeimportūnusinconvenient, unsuitable; annoying; rudeflāgitōto demand, require; to entreat or solicit; to accuse
The English word importunate itself goes back to Latin portus, through importūnus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
importunate
molestus (troublesome, e.g., in demanding anything): assiduus et acer (constant and eager in demanding anything; e.g., flagitator, Cic.): importunus (e.g., “importunate passions,” importunae libidines, Cic.: ☞ not applied to requests, etc.): in rogando molestus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for importunate?
- The usual Latin words for “importunate” are molestus, importūnus, flāgitō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.