impatient

Definition

Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.

Etymology

From Old French impacient (modern French impatient), from Latin impatiēns. By surface analysis, im- + patient.

Example Sentences

• "She dances when she becomes impatient."
• "The impatient man will not give himself time to be informed of the matter that lies before him."
• "For, if (ſaid he) you throw among five Yahoos as much Food as would be ſufficient for fifty, they will, inſtead of eating peaceably, fall together by the ears, each ſingle one impatient to have all to itſelf; […]"