Impatient

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay; restless.
  • adj. Unable to endure irritation or opposition; intolerant: impatient of criticism.
  • adj. Expressing or produced by impatience: an impatient scowl.
  • adj. Restively eager or desirous; anxious: impatient to begin.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. restless and intolerant of delays
  • adj. anxious and eager, especially to begin something
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. 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.
  • adj. Not to be borne; unendurable.
  • adj. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.
  • n. One who is impatient.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not patient; not bearing or enduring with composure or patience; uneasy under existing conditions, and eager for relief or change; excited by opposition or the thwarting of one's desires; quick-tempered.
  • Intolerant; non-endurant; resistant: as, impatient of control.
  • Prompted by or springing from impatience; exhibiting or expressing impatience: as, an impatient manner.
  • Not to be borne; intolerable.
  • Synonyms and Restless, unquiet, hasty, eager, precipitate, impetuous, vehement.
  • n. One who lacks patience.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness
  • adj. restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
  • Equivalent
    eager    restive    unforbearing   
    Form
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    Words with the same meaning
    uneasy    passionate    fretful    intolerant    hot    eager    restless    changeable    hasty    unendurable   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    angry    eager    indignant    jealous    proud    sullen    bitter    irritable    gentle