instancy

UK/'ɪnst(ə)nsɪ/US/'instәnsi/

Definitions

Urgency; pressing insistence

迫切，紧迫；恳切

The quality of being immediate or instant

即时性

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

in-not, opposite of

stanstand, set, place

-cystate, quality

=instancy

in- (upon) + sta- (stand) + -cy (state) = the state of 'standing upon' something. Like instant (something 'standing right here, now') and insistence (standing firmly on a demand), instancy is pressing urgency — a matter standing right at your door.

Root st still carries 376 more words

Example Sentences

1.
He pleaded with such instancy that they could not refuse.

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