Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Patient
patient, adv. [see patient, adj.] (webplay: bears, cold, mind, pain).
- Bravely; uncomplainingly; courageously; [fig.] hidden; concealed.
- Diligently; assiduously; unceasingly; constantly; expectantly; earnestly; painfully.
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