Impatient

(im-pā'shent), a. [Prefix im, not, and patient, q. v.; Fr. impatient, Sp. impaciente, It. impaziente, Lat. impatiens.] 1. Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy or fretful in a given condition, and eager to change it; restless; hasty;—often followed by at, for, of, and under. “A violent, sudden, and impatient necessity.” Bp. Taylor. Fame, impatient of extremes, decays Not more by envy than excess of praise. Pope.

2. Not to be borne; unendurable; intolerable. [Obs.] “Impatient smart.” Spenser.
3. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies.