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Webster 1913 Edition
Impatient
Im-pa′tient
(ĭm-pā′shent)
, Adj.
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.
A violent, sudden, and
impatient
necessity. Jer. Taylor.
Fame,
Not more by envy than excess of praise.
impatient
of extremes, decaysNot more by envy than excess of praise.
Pope.
The
impatient
man will not give himself time to be informed of the matter that lies before him. Addison.
Dryden was poor and
impatient
of poverty. Macaulay.
2.
Not to be borne; unendurable.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
Syn. – Restless; uneasy; changeable; hot; eager; fretful; intolerant; passionate.
Im-pa′tient
,Noun.
One who is impatient.
[R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Impatient
IMPA'TIENT
,Adj.
1.
Not suffering quietly; not enduring. Fame, impatient of extremes, decays
Not more by envy than excess of praise.
2.
Hasty; eager; not enduring delay. The impatient man will not wait for information; he often acts with precipitance. Be not impatient for the return of spring.3.
Not to be borne; as impatient smart.This word is followed by of, at, for, or under. We are impatient of restraint, or of wrongs; impatient at the delay of expected good; impatient for the return of a friend, or for the arrival of the mail; impatient under evils of any kind. The proper use of these particles can be learnt only by practice or observation.
IMPA'TIENT
,Noun.