i 1 m 3 p 3 o 1 r 1 t 1 u 1 n 1 a 1 t 1 e 1
11 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective expressing earnest entreaty
originFirst attested in 1477, in Middle english; from Latin importūnus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), modelled on Middle French importuné. By surface analysis, importune + -ate. The noun was substantivized from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Also spells
Words from these letters
- portamenti 14
- important 13
- importune 13
- protamine 13
- reputation 12
- apterium 12
- impotent 12
- orpiment 12
- protamin 12
- ptomaine 12
- antitumor 11
- tentorium 11