Definition of impatient Impatient
/ɪmpejˈʃʌnt/ - [impeyshunt] - im•pa•tient
We found 10 definitions of impatient from 5 different sources.
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What does impatient mean?
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| impatient - restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism" | ||
| patient enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient" | ||
| agitated troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents" | ||
| restive impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive" | ||
| impatient - (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness; "impatient to begin"; "raring to go" | ||
| raring | ||
| eager having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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. - impatient (a.)
Not to be borne; unendurable. - impatient (a.)
Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies. - impatient (n.)
One who is impatient.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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impatient
Restless and intolerant of delays.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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impatient
im-pā′shent, adj. not able to endure or to wait: fretful: restless.—n. Impā′tience, want of patience.—adv. Impā′tiently
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