1. 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.
2. Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty. Things small as nothing . . . He makes important. Shak.
3. Bearing on; forcible; driving. [Obs.] He fiercely at him flew, And with important outrage him assailed. Spenser.
4. Importunate; pressing; urgent. [Obs.] Shak.
Syn. — Weighty; momentous; significant; essential; necessary; considerable; influential; serious.
IMPORTANTLY
Im*por"tant*ly, adv.
Defn: In an important manner.
IMPORTATION
Im`por*ta"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. importation. See Import, v. t.]
1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering. [R.]
2. The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a country or state; — opposed to exportation.