IMPORTUNITY

importunity, urgency, urging

(noun) insistent solicitation and entreaty; “his importunity left me no alternative but to agree”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

importunity (plural importunities)

A constant and insistent demanding.

(obsolete) An inappropriate or unsuitable time; unseasonableness.

Source: Wiktionary


Im`por*tu"ni*ty, n.; pl. Importunities. Etym: [L. importunitas unsuitableness, rudeness: cf. F. importunité.]

Definition: The quality of being importunate; pressing or pertinacious solicitation; urgent request; incessant or frequent application; troublesome pertinacity. O'ercome with importunity and tears. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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