IMPATIENT
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Im*pa"tient (ĭm*p&ā;"sh&eitalic_;nt), a. [OE. impacient, F. impatient, fr. L. impatiens; pref. im- not + patiens patient. See Patient.] 1. 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.
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A violent, sudden, and impatient necessity.
Jer. Taylor.
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Fame, impatient of extremes, decays
Not more by envy than excess of praise.
Pope.
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The impatient man will not give himself time to be informed of the matter that lies before him.
Addison.
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Dryden was poor and impatient of poverty.
Macaulay.
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2. Not to be borne; unendurable. [Obs.] Spenser.
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3. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies. Shak.
Syn. -- Restless; uneasy; changeable; hot; eager; fretful; intolerant; passionate.
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Im*pa"tient, n. One who is impatient. [R.]
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