impatient.
Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.
Meaning & usage
Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.
She dances when she becomes impatient.
Anxious and eager, especially to begin or have something.
Not to be borne; unendurable.
Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.
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Where this word comes from
From Old French impacient (modern French impatient), from Latin impatiēns. By surface analysis, im- + patient.
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