Impatient
[ɪm'peɪʃ(ə)nt] or [ɪm'peʃnt]
Definition
(adj.) restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition; 'impatient with the slower students'; 'impatient of criticism' .
(adj.) (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness; 'impatient to begin'; 'raring to go' .
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Definition
(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.
(a.) Not to be borne; unendurable.
(a.) Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies.
(n.) One who is impatient.
Typist: Marion
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Unquiet, uneasy, restless.[2]. Hasty, precipitate, vehement, impetuous, eager.
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Definition
adj. not able to endure or to wait: fretful: restless.—n. Impā′tience want of patience.—adv. Impā′tiently.
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Examples
- The idea once broached, all were impatient to put it in execution. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- In a sense this is true, for no one is more impatient or intolerant of interruption when deeply engaged in some line of experiment. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I was this moment telling Jane, I thought you would begin to be impatient for tidings of us. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Mrs. Porter inquired, growing impatient. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I am too ardent in execution, and too impatient of difficulties. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- I watched eagerly to see the effect, and became impatient at last that there was no indication of any charge being made. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Both women watched him, Hermione with deep resentment and pity for him, Ursula very impatient. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Do not be impatient, Emma; it will all come out too soon. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The London train whizzed by, drew back some yards, and in Mr. Bell was hurried by the impatient guard. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- An impatient trampling of one of the horses made him presently look up. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Experimenting on the machine swallowed a great deal of capital, and the stockholders of the company he had formed became impatient. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I gave Lucy in charge to the Countess's attendant, and then sought repose from my various struggles and impatient regrets. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I was beginning to remind her that to-day was Wednesday, when she checked me with her former impatient movement of the fingers of her right hand. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The other bird remained as before, except for an impatient glance at the basket. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The time wore on, and he began to grow impatient. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Her answer, therefore, was not propitious, at least not to Elizabeth's wishes, for she was impatient to get home. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- One day soon after the appearance of the chair, Miss Havisham suddenly saying to me, with the impatient movement of her fingers, There, there, there! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I have hardly had time yet to enjoy a sense of tranquillity, much less to grow impatient under one of loneliness. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Miss Bart accepted the cup of tea, but put back the cushion with an impatient hand. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Let me hear from you without delay; I am impatient for a thousand particulars. Jane Austen. Emma.
- And still, in his consciousness, he was sorry for her, her nature was so violent and so impatient. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- This kind of boating is calculated to drive an impatient man mad in a week. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Margaret was weary and impatient of the accounts which Dixon perpetually brought to Mrs. Hale of the behaviour of these would-be servants. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Impatient of my importunity she brought with her an avenging dream. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I am impatient to see him. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The horse was impatient at the tenderness while he was feeding. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Lily met this query with an impatient gesture. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The last I saw of him, his head was bent over his knee and he was working hard at his fetter, muttering impatient imprecations at it and at his leg. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He too was impatient of the conversation. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But this, from the momentary perverseness of impatient suffering, she at first refused to do. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
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