impatient
adjective
not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
impatiently
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a word derived from
impatient.
Example Sentences
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Newcastle United players waited impatiently in the tunnel at the Etihad.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
The Tesla pushes forward impatiently, while its occupant wonders whether to take control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
That weekend, I noticed myself impatiently tugging at Otto’s leash on his morning walk despite the fact that it was the first nice Saturday we’d had in weeks and we had nowhere else to be.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
He successfully completed his three normal rounds of batting practice “without thinking about the fracture,” he added, before impatiently returning to the dugout for one last night as a spectator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2024
“Between two and four then,” he amended impatiently.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
