Incontinent definition

ĭn-kŏntə-nənt
Not restrained; uncontrolled.

Incontinent rage.

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Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions.
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Lacking sexual restraint; unchaste.
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Without the normal ability to restrain a particular natural discharge, as of urine, from the body.
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Without self-restraint, esp. in regard to sexual activity.
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Unrestrained.
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(archaic) Immediately; without delay.
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Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions.
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Lacking sexual restraint; unchaste.
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(often followed by of) Unable to contain or retain.
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Lacking the ability to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urination or defecation.
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Lacking moral or sexual restraint, moderation or self-control, especially of sexual desire.
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An incontinent river of pure water.

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(obsolete) One who is unchaste.

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Origin of incontinent

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin incontinēns incontinent- unrestrained in- not in–1 continēns continent continent2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French incontinent, from Latin incontinens

    From Wiktionary

Incontinent Sentence Examples

  • Your pet may become incontinent, and there are products on the market for that too.

  • If the laity were to stand aloof from all incontinent priests, while (as the most orthodox churchmen constantly complained) many priests were still incontinent, then this could only result in estranging large bodies of the laity from the sacraments of the church.

  • There was a nice little old lady who was slightly incontinent.

  • She could not drink; she could not speak; she could not eat; she was doubly incontinent.

  • He was in a mess, had terrible ear and teeth problems and was also incontinent.

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