impatiently

/ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

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adv

"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"."

Etymology tree English impatient Middle English -ly English -ly English impatiently From impatient + -ly.

more impatiently (comparative) most impatiently (superlative)

patiently

patiently

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How do you pronounce impatiently?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/.

What does impatiently mean?

In an impatient manner.

Where does impatiently come from?

Etymology tree English impatient Middle English -ly English -ly English impatiently From impatient + -ly.

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