What does impatiently mean?
Impatiently means In an impatient manner..
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/ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/ · adverb
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.
When the work was almost completed, the Pope impatiently asked when it would be finished. Michelangelo answered, "When I shall be able".
Use impatiently when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Impatiently means In an impatient manner..
Common synonyms include with impatience.
Possible antonyms include patiently, with patience.
Stella was waiting impatiently for the delivery to come.
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