impatient
Use Impatient in a sentence
ʃənt adjective
Idioms 1.
not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
2.
indicating lack of patience: an impatient answer.
3.
restless in desire or expectation; eagerly desirous.
4.
impatient of, intolerant of: impatient of any interruptions.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English impacient < Latin impatient- (stem of impatiēns) not enduring, not tolerating. See im-2, patient
1350–1400; Middle English impacient < Latin impatient- (stem of impatiēns) not enduring, not tolerating. See im-2, patient
Related forms
im·pa·tient·ly, adverb
im·pa·tient·ness, noun
un·im·pa·tient, adjective
un·im·pa·tient·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. uneasy, unquiet. 1, 2. irritable, testy, fretful, violent, hot; curt, brusque, abrupt. 3. hasty, impetuous, precipitate, sudden.
1. uneasy, unquiet. 1, 2. irritable, testy, fretful, violent, hot; curt, brusque, abrupt. 3. hasty, impetuous, precipitate, sudden.
Antonyms
1. calm.
1. calm.
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| —adj (foll by of) (often foll by for) | |
| 1. | lacking patience; easily irritated at delay, opposition, etc |
| 2. | exhibiting lack of patience: an impatient retort |
| 3. | intolerant (of) or indignant (at): impatient of indecision |
| 4. | restlessly eager (for something or to do something) |
| im'patiently | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
The boys became impatient and began yelling up the stairs of the rectory.
If you're on the street, look for the impatient expression on a pedestrian's face as he waits for the light to change.
People lined up near the wrecked presidential palace, then grew impatient, then panicked and ran.
It is only after the third hour that he grows impatient, pinching the bridge of his nose and asking the speakers to be brief.
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