Dictionary

impatiently en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English impatient Middle English -ly English -ly English impatiently From impatient + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an impatient manner.
   • Stella was waiting impatiently for the delivery to come.
   • When the work was almost completed, the Pope impatiently asked when it would be finished. Michelangelo answered, "When I shall be able". 1946 July 1, “Sistine Ceiling[:] In Vatican chapel Michelangelo painted tremendous scenes from Bible”, in LIFE, volume 21, number 1, Time Inc, →ISSN, page 63:
   • The keys are awaiting Thy magical touch, And the strings are impatiently mute. 1887, James H. Scott, “O, Where Is Our Bird?”, in Poems, second edition, St. Louis: Slawson & Co., page 68:
   • He watched his corn impatiently for two days, and, as it did not come up, he thought he would plant it again with beans. He ought to have waited longer. 1848, Jacob Abbott, “Story I. Labour Lost.—Elky.”, in Rollo at Work: Or, The Way for a Boy to Learn to be Industrious, London: James S. Hodson, page 5:

Forms

Antonyms

patiently

Translations (24)

hu türelmetlenül (without patience) · tr sabırsızca (without patience) · ru нетерпели́во (without patience) · nl ongeduldig (without patience) · es impacientemente (without patience) · sh nestr̀pljivo (without patience) · izh terppimättömäst (without patience) · ca impacientment (without patience) · bg нетърпеливо (without patience) · sk netrpezlivo (without patience) · sv otåligt (without patience) · la impatienter (without patience) · nrf împâtiemment (without patience) · el ανυπόμονα (without patience) · pt impacientemente (without patience) · eo senpacience (without patience) · it impazientemente (without patience) · hy անհամբեր (without patience) · ro cu nerăbdare (without patience) · fi kärsimättömästi (without patience) · gl impacientemente (without patience) · uk нетерпляче (without patience) · de ungeduldig (without patience) · fr impatiemment (without patience)