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English Dictionary: impatient	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for impatient
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impatient adj restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism" Antonym(s): patient (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness; "impatient to begin"; "raring to go" Synonym(s): impatient(p), raring(p)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impatient \Im*pa"tient\, n. One who is impatient. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impatient \Impa"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.