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impatient

im.pa.tient \(')im-'pa--sh*nt\ aj [ME impacient, fr. MF, fr. L impatient-, 
   impatiens, fr. in]- + patient-, patiens patient 1a: not patient : restless 
   or short of temper esp. under irritation, del ay, or opposition 1b: 
   INTOLERANT {~ of poverty}  2: prompted or marked by impatience  3: eagerly 
   desirous : ANXIOUS  - im.pa.tient.ly av