importune

Verb

beg persistently and urgently
- "I importune you to help them"
To bother, irritate, trouble.
To harass with persistent requests.
To approach to offer one's services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals.
To import; to signify.

Adj

Grievous, severe, exacting.
Inopportune; unseasonable.
Troublesome; vexatious; persistent.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French importuner, from Medieval Latin importūnor (“to make oneself troublesome”), from Latin importūnus (“unfit, troublesome”), originally "having no harbor".

Synonyms

insist

Scrabble Score: 13

importune: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
importune: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
importune: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

importune: valid Words With Friends Word