impatient

Etymology

From Old French impacient (modern French impatient), from Latin impatiēns.

adj

  1. Restless and intolerant of delays.
  2. Anxious and eager, especially to begin or have something.
  3. (obsolete) Not to be borne; unendurable.
  4. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.
    impatient speeches or replies

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