Definition of IMPATIENT

impatient

Adjective

  • restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
    • "impatient with the slower students"
    • "impatient of criticism"

Adjective Satellite

  • (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness
    • "impatient to begin"

Adj

  • Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.
  • Anxious and eager, especially to begin or have something.
  • Not to be borne; unendurable.
  • Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.

Examples

  • impatient speeches or replies
  • She dances when she becomes impatient.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

raring

Antonyms

patient

Scrabble Score: 13

impatient: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
impatient: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
impatient: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

impatient: valid Words With Friends Word