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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1513-1573
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Unpacient, -patient, Onpacient, adj. [ME and e.m.E. unpacient (Wyclif) unpatient (a1586); Pacient adj.] Wanting in patient endurance, impatient (of or to suffer some slight or injury). = Impatient adj. — 1551 Hamilton Catechism 52.
Quhasaevir is unpacient and murmuris aganis adversite send … be God belangis to the breking of this command — 1513 Doug. xi xii 93 (Sm.).
The steid enragit for the crewell dynt … lansys vp on hycht … As he that was onpacient [C. inpacient, Ruddim. impacient] of his wound — 1531 Bell. Boece II 93.
The Pichtis, unpacient to suffir this injure, recompensit the samin with siclik heirschippis 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 70.
The said Henrie beinge vnpatient to be dunge as a doge, maid him for defence
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