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单词 importunacy
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importunacy

[ im-pawr-chuh-nuh-see ]
/ ɪmˈpɔr tʃə nə si /

noun

the quality or condition of being importunate; importunateness.

Origin of importunacy

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

Words nearby importunacy

importance, important, importation, importee, import quota, importunacy, importunate, importune, importunity, impose, impose on
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Example sentences 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
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