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Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; -- often followed by at, for, of, and…

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  1. a. Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; -- often followed by at, for, of, and under.
  2. a. Not to be borne; unendurable.
  3. a. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies.
  4. n. One who is impatient.
  5. adj. restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
  6. adj. (usually followed by ‘to’) full of eagerness
  7. j:100 a. restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition s. (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness