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importunity

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im⋅por⋅tu⋅ni⋅ty

  [im-pawr-too-ni-tee, -tyoo-]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.
2. importunities, importunate solicitations or demands.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME importunite < L importūnitās. See importune, -ity
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im·por·tu·ni·ty   (ĭm'pôr-tōō'nĭ-tē, -tyōō'-)   
n.   pl. im·por·tun·i·ties

  1. An importunate request; an insistent or pressing demand.

  2. The quality of being importunate.

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