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importunity
noun
formaluk /ˌɪm.pɔːˈtjuː.nə.ti/ us /ˌɪm.pɔːrˈtuː.nə.t̬i/
[ U ]
the quality of repeatedly asking for something, in a forceful and annoying way:
With increasing importunity, they demanded political power to match their economic power.
[ C ]
a repeated request, made in a forceful and annoying way:
I finally took what he offered me to save myself from his importunities.
Finally, she rose and opened the door to her sister's importunities.
At last, seeing the importunity of her father's expression, she stepped slowly into the room.
Some time later, giving in to my importunity, he consented.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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apply for something
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ask a lot
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importunately
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invocation
leech
out with it!idiom
pester
push
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