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impatiently

adv
/ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/

Etymology

From impatient + -ly.

  1. derived from impatiēns
  2. derived from impacient
  3. suffixed as impatiently — “impatient + ly”

Definitions

  1. In an impatient manner.

    • Stella was waiting impatiently for the delivery to come.
    • 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.
    • The keys are awaiting Thy magical touch, And the strings are impatiently mute.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA