Impātient (ti as sh), a

& s. [Fr., from Lat. impatiens, from im - in- =not, and patiens suffering, patient; patior to suffer, to endure; Ital. impaziente; Sp. impaciente.] IMG:content-1503.png:[blocks in formation] 4. Hot, hasty, pa ionate, angry. "Wherefore is Charles impatient with his friend?" Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt . I. , ii. 1. 5. Unwilling to endure delay or restraint; eager, ardent. "And dog impatient bounding at the shot." Thomson: Winter , 790. 6. Full of or moved by impatience or eagerne ; exhibiting or expre ing impatience. "Dreaming of his stall, he dints With his impatient hoofs the flints." Long fellow: Golden Legend, ii. 7. Not to be borne; intolerable, unendurable. "Ay, me! deare lady, which the image art, Of ruefull pity, and impatient smart."