impatiently
with impatience; in an impatient manner
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,994 of 86,584 words measured. It occurs 42,415 times across 411,287 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- with impatience; in an impatient manner he answered her impatiently
impatiently in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Fran turned impatiently to glare at the usher.
Fran · J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis · Chapter 1
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He flecked the horse impatiently with the whip.
Ann Arbor Tales · Karl Edwin Harriman · Chapter 1
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She went to the window, and opened it impatiently.
Two Christmas Stories · Hesba Stretton · Chapter 1
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Roland started impatiently to his feet, and something of a disdainful smile crossed his handsome face.
The Royal Regiment, and Other Novelettes · James Grant · Chapter 1
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Martin shrugs his shoulders impatiently and mutters something about "28 years of service," and closing an eye.
The Silent Mill · Hermann Sudermann · Chapter 1