importunacy
(ɪmˈpɔːtjuːnəsɪ)
[f. importunate a.: see -acy.]
Pertinacity; pressing solicitation; = importunity 4.
| 1548 Udall, etc. Erasm. Par. Mark vi. (R.), He gate hym not out of the way, nor commaunded them to departe for theyr importunacy. 1606 J. Carpenter Solomon's Solace xxix. 120 The golden Calfe, which himselfe [Aaron] had made at the importunacie of our Fathers in the wildernes. 1655 Digges Compl. Ambass. 228 Overcome with the importunacy of their reasons, we did yield to take some further consideration. 1710 Palmer Proverbs 187 He, who made least to do, has often succeeded, when a rash, busie, importunacy has made an enemy of a friend. 1893 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ II. 243 She is lauded by Jesus: her importunacy is triumphant. |