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impatient (adj.)

late 14c., from Old French impacient "impatient" (Modern French impatient), from Latin impatientem (nominative impatiens) "that cannot bear, intolerant, impatient," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + patiens "bearing, enduring" (see patience). Related: Impatiently.

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Definitions of impatient from WordNet

impatient (adj.)
(usually followed by `to') full of eagerness;
impatient to begin
Synonyms: raring
impatient (adj.)
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition;
impatient of criticism
impatient with the slower students
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