Hypertext Webster Gateway: "importunity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Importunity \Im`por*tu"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Importunities}. [L.
importunitas unsuitableness, rudeness: cf. F.
importunit['e].]
The quality of being importunate; pressing or pertinacious
solicitation; urgent request; incessant or frequent
application; troublesome pertinacity.
O'ercome with importunity and tears. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
importunity
n : insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left
me no alternative but to agree" [syn: {urgency}, {urging}]
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