continently

con·ti·nent·ly

[kon-tn-uhnt-lee]
adverb
in a continent manner; temperately.

Origin:
1520–30; continent + -ly

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continent2 (ˈkɒntɪnənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  able to control urination and defecation
2.  exercising self-restraint, esp from sexual activity; chaste
 
[C14: from Latin continent-, present participle of continēre; see contain]
 
'continence2
 
n
 
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'continently2
 
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