importunity
Americannoun
PLURAL
importunities-
the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.
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importunities, importunate solicitations or demands.
Etymology
Origin of importunity
1425–75; late Middle English importunite < Latin importūnitās. See importune, -ity
Example Sentences
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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.
From Washington Times
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.
From The Guardian
Enhanced defence, security and intelligence cooperation will also feature, again as a fence against China’s regional importunities.
From The Guardian
They want, for example, a nominee who, if elected president, will resist importunities from fellow Republicans to compromise fiscal principles in order to avoid shutting down the government.
From Washington Times
You can turn off your devices but you cannot turn off the knowledge that they are receiving the world’s importunities.
From Time
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