Tombstone was intrigued by the little man's brusque and impatient manner ... not exactly what he would have expected from a diplomat.

Despite his charm, associates said, he had a short temper and an impatient manner that often sent subordinates packing.

By the impatient manner of his gait, she assumed him to be in uneven temper.

Suddenly she burst out in her impatient manner, "You're no doubt conscious that he spent the night in the study.

John is known to us by his abrasive, impatient manner.

He had the eager, impatient manner of someone hurrying dinner guests out into the night.

Baker was a short, gray-haired man in his early fifties, with a gruff, impatient manner fueled by a brilliant, restless mind.

Any second now he would ring the doorbell in his usual autocratic, impatient manner.

Fenring asked, in his impatient manner.

Indeed, his eyes brightened and his impatient manner softened when talk turned to his hobbies during the earlier interview.