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incontinent1 definition

in·con·ti·nent (in känt′'n ənt)

adjective

    1. without self-restraint, esp. in regard to sexual activity
    2. unrestrained
  2. incapable of containing, holding, keeping, etc. incontinent of ire
  3. unable to restrain a natural discharge, as of urine, from the body

Etymology: OFr < L incontinens: see in- & continent

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incontinent2 definition

in·con·ti·nent (in känt′'n ənt)

adverb

Archaic immediately; without delay

Etymology: OFr < L in continenti (tempore), in continuous (time): see continent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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