importunacy
[ im-pawr-chuh-nuh-see ]
noun
the quality or condition of being importunate; importunateness.
Origin of importunacy
1First recorded in 1540–50; importun(ate) + -acy
Words Nearby importunacy
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How to use importunacy in a sentence
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 ColeridgeDear 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 BislandThough 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)Her negation was so definite that they forbore futile importunacy.
The Ordeal | Charles Egbert Craddock
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