importunacy

[ im-pawr-chuh-nuh-see ]

/ ɪmˈpɔr tʃə nə si /

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noun

the quality or condition of being importunate; importunateness.

Nearby words

important, importation, imported currantworm, importee, importer, importunacy, importunate, importunately, importune, importunity, impose

Origin of importunacy

First recorded in 1540–50; importun(ate) + -acy

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Examples from the Web for importunacy

Dear Krehbiel,—Please dont let my importunacy urge you to write when you have little time and leisure.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1|Elizabeth Bisland
Though he still winced from the recollection, he was sorry that he had resisted the importunacy of Basil's apology.
The Christmas Miracle|Charles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree)
That which great men most detest, namely, importunacy; to this the Giver and the Forgiver Encourages his sick petitioners!
Biographia Epistolaris Volume 2|Samuel Taylor Coleridge