- (a.) Prompted by or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies.
- (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.
- (n.) One who is impatient.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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