Importunateness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] --Donne. --
        {Im*por"tu*nate*ly}, adv. -- {Im*por"tu*nate*ness}, n.
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