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instancy

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in·stan·cy  (nstn-s)
n. pl. in·stan·cies
1. The quality or condition of being insistent; urgency.
2. Immediacy of occurrence; instantaneousness.

instancy [ˈɪnstənsɪ]
n Rare
1. the quality of being urgent or imminent
2. instantaneousness; immediateness
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.instancy - the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication"
celerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, quickness - a rate that is rapid
2.instancy - the quality of being insistent; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy"
urgency - pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression


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Riach's business, and he now begged me for a dram with such instancy and such reminders of his former kindness, that at last I handed him a pannikin with about a gill of brandy.
 
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