importunity
Meanings
noun
- A constant and insistent demanding.
- An inappropriate or unsuitable time; unseasonableness.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English importunyte, importunytee, inportunyte, ymportunite, from Middle French importunité and its etymon Latin importūnitās (“incivility”). By surface analysis, importune + -ity.
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