Associations to the word «Importunity»

Wiktionary

IMPORTUNITY, noun. (obsolete) Unseasonableness; an unsuitable or inappropriate time.
IMPORTUNITY, noun. A constant and insistent demanding.

Dictionary definition

IMPORTUNITY, noun. Insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree".

Wise words

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