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importunity

[ im-pawr-too-ni-tee, -tyoo- ]

noun

plural importunities
  1. the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.
  2. importunities, importunate solicitations or demands.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of importunity1

1425–75; late Middle English importunite < Latin ¾±³¾±è´Ç°ù³ÙÅ«²Ô¾±³ÙÄå²õ. See importune, -ity
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She does this while offering him no emotional response to his importunities whatsoever.

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The National Football League’s D.C. franchise owner Mr. Snyder stubbornly — and yes, courageously — resisted the name-change importunities and threats of the Left for years.

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In her footsteps, women had to take the next move as resisters of unwarranted prejudice: "Sue for your rights and privileges. Know the reason that you cannot attain them. Weary them with your importunities."

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Recent Iraqi street protests against Iran’s overweening influence may now be eclipsed by a bigger struggle against the US and its much-resented importunities.

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Iran’s neo-colonial importunities in Iraq and Lebanon are under vocal attack.

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