impatiently

🇺🇸 /ɪmˈpeɪʃntli/ 🇬🇧 /ɪmˈpeɪʃntli/
Frequency
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-B2
adverb
R

in a way that shows you are annoyed by waiting

She tapped her foot impatiently while waiting in line.

R

in a way that shows you want something to happen soon

The children waited impatiently for their presents.

translation

adv. in a way that shows you are annoyed by waiting; in a way that shows you want something to happen soon

Synonyms

precipitately adv. 仓促地 impetuously adv. 冲动地 precipitously adv. 陡峭地, 急速地, 仓促地 impulsively adv. 冲动地 avidly adv. 热切地 thoughtlessly adv. 轻率地 rashly adv. 轻率地 hastily adv. 匆忙地, 草率地 hurriedly adv. 匆忙地 recklessly adv. 鲁莽地 eagerly adv. 热切地 excitedly adv. 兴奋地 enthusiastically adv. 热情地

Antonyms

perfunctorily adv. 敷衍地 indifferently adv. 漠不关心地, 一般地 apathetically adv. 冷漠地 deliberately adv. 故意地, 谨慎地

Similar Words

impotently adv. 无力地 impertinently adv. 无礼地 imprudently adv. 轻率地