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1. Unassuming, modest. rare1.
1727. Pope, Lett. to Swift, 8 March. A free, unimportant, natural, easy manner; diverting others just as we diverted ourselves.
2. Of no importance or moment.
1750. Chesterf., Lett., 1 Nov. Ransacking the minute and unimportant parts of remote and fabulous times.
1798. S. & Ht. Lee, Canterb. T., II. 465. He was too unimportant to act on [the passions] of any one around him.
1841. Miall, in Nonconf., I. 1. The ends they sought appeared too unimportant to justify the cost.
1869. Freeman, Norm. Conq., xi. III. 53. Esegar and Bondig play not unimportant parts in the great struggles of the year.
Comb. 1841. Carlyle, Heroes, iv. (1904), 129. There was not a more entirely unimportant-looking pair of people.