meaning of impatient
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.
2. Not to be borne; unendurable.
3. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies.
4. One who is impatient.
5. restless or short of temper under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of
">criticism"
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impatient | impatient of | impatiently |
