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IMPORTUNELY
Definition of IMPORTUNELY
adverb
In an importune manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English importunely, inportunely, equivalent to importune + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,004)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IMPORTUNELY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IMPORTUNELY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EILMNOPRTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start IMPORTU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found IMPORTUNELY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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