impatient

impatient is a 9-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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. adjective. Not to be borne; unendurable.
3. adjective. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies.
4. noun. One who is impatient.
5. adjective. (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness

   "impatient to begin"

   "raring to go"

   Synonyms: raring

6. adjective. restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition

   "impatient with the slower students"

   "impatient of criticism"

Synonyms

raring

Common word forms

impatiently, impatientness

Words from these letters

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