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Added 9 October 2026

impatient

/ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/ adjective

In Latin: impatiens Wiktionary

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Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.
She dances when she becomes impatient.
Anxious and eager, especially to begin or have something.
Not to be borne; unendurable.

Origin

From Old French impacient (modern French impatient), from Latin impatiēns. By surface analysis, im- + patient.

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