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Definition of: impatient
(im·pā′shənt) adjective
1. Not possessed of or not exercising patience; intolerant; disturbed by or complaining about pain, delay, strain, etc.
2. Exhibiting or expressing impatience. See synonyms under EAGER, FRETFUL, RESTIVE. [<OF impacient <L impatiens, -entis <in- not + patiens. See PATIENT.]
—im·pa′tient·ly adverb
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