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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.
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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"
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impatiently [ɪmˈpeɪʃəntlɪ] adv → con impaciencia
impatiently [ɪmˈpeɪʃəntlɪ] impatient adv → avec impatience
impatiently [ɪmˈpeɪʃəntlɪ] impatience adv → ungeduldig
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The little girl, shifting impatiently from one small foot to the other, sighed audibly.
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