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Meaning of 'impatient' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Impatient [ a.]
- 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.
- Not to be borne; unendurable.
- Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies.
2 . Impatient [ n.]
- One who is impatient.

Meaning of 'impatient' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . impatient [ a]
Meaning (1):
- restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
Example in sentence:
  • impatient of criticism;
  • impatient with the slower students
2 . impatient [ s]
Meaning (2):
- (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness
Example in sentence:
  • impatient to begin;
  • raring to go

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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