importunateness
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importunateness — index pressure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Importunateness — Importunate Im*por tu*nate ([i^]m*p[^o]r t[ u]*n[asl]t), a. [See {Importune}.] 1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an importunate petitioner, curiosity. Whewell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
importunateness — noun see importunate … New Collegiate Dictionary
importunateness — n. quality of being importunate, persistent stubbornness; urgency, quality of being pressing … English contemporary dictionary
importunateness — im·por·tu·nate·ness … English syllables
importunateness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being importunate … Useful english dictionary
Importunacy — Im*por tu*na*cy, n. [From {Importunate}.] The quality of being importunate; importunateness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
importunate — adjective Date: 1528 1. troublesomely urgent ; overly persistent in request or demand < importunate creditors > 2. troublesome • importunately adverb • importunateness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
importunacy — /im pawr cheuh neuh see/, n. the quality or condition of being importunate; importunateness. [1540 50; IMPORTUN(ATE) + ACY] * * * … Universalium
importunate — importunately, adv. importunateness, n. /im pawr cheuh nit/, adj. 1. urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so. 2. pertinacious, as solicitations or demands. 3. troublesome; annoying: importunate demands from the children for… … Universalium
