Importunity

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  • noun. An importunate request; an insistent or pressing demand.
  • noun. The quality of being importunate.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Unseasonableness; inopportunity.
  • noun. The act or state of being importunate; pertinacity in solicitation or demand; persistent urgency or insistence.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality of being importunate; pressing or pertinacious solicitation; urgent request; incessant or frequent application; troublesome pertinacity.
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  • noun. Unseasonableness; an unsuitable or inappropriate time.
  • noun. A constant and insistent demanding.
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  • noun. insistent solicitation and entreaty
    • Word Usage
    "The word importunity denotes perseverance in an object, without any regard to time, place, or circumstances -- an improper perseverance."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    solicitation  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ardour  assiduity  caress  diligence  drudgery  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    asking  blandishment  buttonholing  cajolement  cajolery  
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