impatient

impatient adj

OFr < L. impatientem, suffering.

  1. Fiery; restless; fretful; unstable; volatile; hot-tempered; not yet annealed.
  2. Phrase. “impatient of”: demanding of; intolerant of; harsh with; irritable at; easily upset at; lacking forbearance for; easily displeased with.

impatient adv

see impatient, adj.

  1. Intolerantly; restlessly.