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Antonyms for impatiently

Grammar : Adv
Spell : im-pey-shuhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpeɪ ʃənt

Definition of impatiently

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French impacient (Modern French impatient), from Latin impatientem (nominative impatiens) "that cannot bear, intolerant, impatient," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + patiens (see patience). Related: Impatiently.
  • As in eagerly : adv anxiously
Example sentences :
  • "It's too absurd to think about," Gilder repeated, impatiently.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Burke broke in impatiently, with his blustering fashion of address.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • There had been women who had cared for him, but he put them impatiently out of his mind.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • "Why, Father, I begged you not to try," said Helen impatiently.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • "Mary, you are just as foolish as his daughter-in-law," said Mrs. North, impatiently.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • "Oh, good-night," she said impatiently, suddenly breaking from him.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • "You heard what he said to me just now," Phoebe said, impatiently.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • "I am going to ride to Mantua," rejoined Lorenzi impatiently.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • "Her Ladyship made the sun and moon and stars," I said, impatiently.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • Sir Wilfrid caught the speaker by the arm, but was impatiently shaken off.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

Synonyms for impatiently

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