The man wore a benignant expression as he greeted the children at the entrance. She was a benignant teacher, not one to criticize or rebuke her students too harshly.
serious, boring, and slightly old-fashioned. sedate
In an attempt to change its staid image, the newspaper has created a new section aimed at younger readers. The fight against a chemical storage site has transformed a normally sedate village into a battleground.
to make repeated, forceful requests for something, usually in a way that is annoying or causing slight problems: to ask for sex with someone in return for payment: make a nuisance of yourself
As a tourist, you are importuned for money the moment you step outside your hotel. He was arrested for importuning a young boy outside the station. You want to be left alone and not importuned for a dollar a dozen times a day.