单词 | impatient |
释义 | impatient —impatiently, adv. —impatientness, n. /im pay"sheuhnt/, adj. 1. not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience. 2. indicating lack of patience: an impatient answer. 3. restless in desire or expectation; eagerly desirous. 4. impatient of, intolerant of: impatient of any interruptions. [1350-1400; ME impacient < L impatient- (s. of impatiens) not enduring, not tolerating. See IM-2, PATIENT] Syn. 1. uneasy, unquiet. 1, 2. irritable, testy, fretful, violent, hot; curt, brusque, abrupt. 3. hasty, impetuous, precipitate, sudden. Ant. 1. calm. |
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