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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Importunate \Im*por"tu*nate\ ([i^]m*p[^o]r"t[-u]*n[asl]t), adjective [See {Importune}.]
1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an importunate petitioner, curiosity. --Whewell.
2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] --Donne. -- {Im*por"tu*nate*ly}, adverb -- {Im*por"tu*nate*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
importunately
adverb: in a beseeching manner; "'You must help me,' she said imploringly" [syn: {beseechingly}, {imploringly}, {pleadingly}, {entreatingly}]
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