Impatient
Impatient adjective - Showing urgent desire or interest.
Petulant is a synonym for impatient in cross topic. In some cases you can use "Petulant" instead an adjective "Impatient".
Nearby Words: impatience, impatiently
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irritable and impatient
- irritable and petulant
- curt and impatient
- curt and petulant
- short-tempered and impatient
- short-tempered and petulant
- testy and impatient
- testy and petulant
- touchy and impatient
- touchy and petulant
- irascible and impatient
- irascible and petulant
- hot and impatient
- hot and petulant
Both words in one sentence
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Hudson acts and dresses more like a grandmother than a middle-aged woman Lestrade is much more impatient and petulant Donovan is a Police Constable in uniform, not a detective, and more concerned for John than snarky Anderson has a goofy beard Mycroft doesn't even show up.
Source: Series / Sherlock
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