01 a. Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.
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Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.[Obs.]“Thou hast strength as much As serves to execute a mind very important.” — Chapman.
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2.
Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty.“Things small as nothing . . . He makes important.” — Shak.
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3.
Bearing on; forcible; driving.[Obs.]“He fiercely at him flew, And with important outrage him assailed.” — Spenser.
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4.
Importunate; pressing; urgent.[Obs.]
Syn.
Weighty; momentous; significant; essential; necessary; considerable; influential; serious.