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 of being earnest, the, important, importation, imported currantworm, importee, importunacy, importunate, importune, importunity, impose, impose on

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