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adjective

Important adj.

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."

Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty. "Things small as nothing... He makes important."

Bearing on; forcible; driving. (Obs.) "He fiercely at him flew, And with important outrage him assailed."

Importunate; pressing; urgent. (Obs.)

Synonyms: Weighty; momentous; significant; essential; necessary; considerable; influential; serious.

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... had searched for it in the afternoon among Mr. Penfold's papers; but found that it and several other documents—leases and so on—of importance were all missing. He had asked Miss Penfold if she knew where her brother was in the habit of keeping important papers; but she replied shortly that she knew nothing whatever of her brother's business matters. He had, therefore, driven over to ask my husband, knowing how intimate he had been with poor Herbert. He knew, it seems, that Mr. Penfold had some secure place for such papers, because ...

— One of the 28th • G. A. Henty

... the insignificant but picturesquely situated town of Palestrina, lies on the hillside. The Praeneste of antiquity, it was once an important colony of Rome, many of whose wealthy ones resorted thither in summer, for the sake of its bracing atmosphere, which Horace extolled. Excavations here have yielded a rich harvest, and the Eternal City holds among its ancient ...

— Among the Great Masters of Music - Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians • Walter Rowlands

... praise of the heart is more important than the praise of the lips. But the praise of the heart is hindered by singing, both because the attention of the singers is distracted from the consideration of what they are singing, so long as they give all their attention to the chant, and because ...

— Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) • Thomas Aquinas

... remember it's important. Another thing is, to ask M. Kittredge about a chest of drawers in his room at the Hotel des Etrangers. It is a piece of old oak, rather worm-eaten, but it has good bronzes for the drawer handles, two dogs fighting on either side of ...

— Through the Wall • Cleveland Moffett

... spoken Kendric knew that he was to be treated to some more play-acting. Zoraida had elected to look frightened and uncertain; the glance she cast toward her cousin spoke of terror as well as loathing. Rios glared and looked important. Swiftly Zoraida crossed the room, her bejeweled fingers finding Bruce ...

— Daughter of the Sun - A Tale of Adventure • Jackson Gregory

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