importunity
[im-pawr-too-ni-tee, -tyoo-]
noun, plural im·por·tu·ni·ties for 2.
the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.
importunities, importunate solicitations or demands.
Origin of importunity
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Related Words for importunity
emphasis, persistence, urging, seriousness, pressure, necessity, desperation, claim, requirement, use, sale, trade, application, call, interest, insistence, need, appeal, order, wishExamples from the Web for importunity
Historical Examples of importunity
This is the importunity He teaches, and we must learn: to claim and take the blessing.
The Ministry of IntercessionAndrew Murray
That was importunity, that would rather die than not have his people given him.
The Ministry of IntercessionAndrew Murray
In the former you have the importunity that claims and receives an immediate answer.
The Ministry of IntercessionAndrew Murray
"Supposed to mind their own business," said Hal, exasperated with the man's importunity.
Australia RevengedBoomerang
But he persevered in his request, and wrung from him by his importunity what his deserts could not get.
On Prayer and The Contemplative LifeSt. Thomas Aquinas
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