Associations to the word «Impatient»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
IMPATIENT, adjective. Restless and intolerant of delays.
IMPATIENT, adjective. Anxious and eager, especially to begin something.
IMPATIENT, adjective. (obsolete) Not to be borne; unendurable.
IMPATIENT, adjective. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.
Dictionary definition
IMPATIENT, adjective. Restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism".
IMPATIENT, adjective. (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness; "impatient to begin"; "raring to go".
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.