About The Word Impatient
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Impatient
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What's The Definition Of Impatient?
[adj] restless or short of temper under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Impatient: impatient of(p) | intolerant of(p) | restive | short | unforbearing Related Terms | Find terms related to Impatient: abrupt | agitated | agog | alacritous | all agog | animated | antsy | antsy-pantsy | anxious | athirst | avid | breathless | brusque | bursting to | chafing | curt | demanding | desirous | eager | edgy | excited | fidgety | forward | fretful | fretting | full of life | hasty | headlong | hopped-up | hot-tempered | impetuous | impulsive | in a lather | in a stew | in a sweat | indignant | irascible | irritable | itchy | keen | lively | nervous | on edge | overhasty | panting | precipitate | prompt | querulous | quick | raring to | rash | ready | ready and willing | reckless | restive | restless | short | short-tempered | snappish | spirited | squirming | squirmy | sudden | testy | thirsty | uneasy | unpatient | unquiet | vital | vivacious | vivid | waspish | zestful See Also | agitated Impatient In Webster's Dictionary \Im*pa"tient\, a. [OE. impacient, F. impatient, fr. L.
impatiens; pref. im- not + patiens patient. See {Patient}.]
1. Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant;
uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or
opposition; eager for change, or for something expected;
hasty; passionate; -- often followed by at, for, of, and
under.
A violent, sudden, and impatient necessity. --Jer.
Taylor.
Fame, impatient of extremes, decays Not more by envy
than excess of praise. --Pope.
The impatient man will not give himself time to be
informed of the matter that lies before him.
--Addison.
Dryden was poor and impatient of poverty.
--Macaulay.
2. Not to be borne; unendurable. [Obs.] --Spenser.
3. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient
speeches or replies. --Shak.
Syn: Restless; uneasy; changeable; hot; eager; fretful;
intolerant; passionate.
\Im*pa"tient\, n. One who is impatient. [R.] |
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