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impatiently

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im·pa·tient  (m-pshnt)
adj.
1. Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay; restless.
2. Unable to endure irritation or opposition; intolerant: impatient of criticism.
3. Expressing or produced by impatience: an impatient scowl.
4. Restively eager or desirous; anxious: impatient to begin.

[Middle English impacient, from Old French impatient, from Latin impatins, impatient- : in-, not; see in-1 + patins, present participle of pat, to suffer, endure; see patient.]

im·patient·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.impatiently - with impatience; in an impatient manner; "he answered her impatiently"
patiently - with patience; in a patient manner; "he patiently played with the child"
Translations
impatiently [ɪmˈpeɪʃəntlɪ] ADVcon impaciencia, impacientemente

impatiently [ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli] adv [wait] → impatiemment
We waited impatiently → Nous avons attendu impatiemment.

impatiently
advungeduldig; he looked forward impatiently to her next visiter konnte ihren nächsten Besuch kaum erwarten

impatiently [ɪmˈpeɪʃntlɪ] advcon impazienza

impatiently بدون صبر netrpělivě utålmodigt ungeduldig ανυπόμονα impacientemente kärsimättömästi impatiemment nestrpljivo impazientemente いらいらして 성급하게 ongeduldig utålmodig niecierpliwie impacientemente нетерпеливо otåligt อย่างไม่อดทน sabırsızlıkla nôn nóng 不耐烦地


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My kind friends here are most affectionately urgent with me to prolong my stay, but their hospitable and cheerful dispositions lead them too much into society for my present situation and state of mind; and I impatiently look forward to the hour when I shall be admitted into Your delightful retirement.
The little girl, shifting impatiently from one small foot to the other, sighed audibly.
"Yes, yes, of course," interrupted Prince Vasili impatiently, rubbing his bald head and angrily pulling back toward him the little table that he had pushed away.
 
 
 
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