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tn adjective
1.
unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces.
2.
unable to contain or retain (usually followed by of ): incontinent of temper.
3.
lacking in moderation or self-control, especially of sexual desire.
4.
unceasing or unrestrained: an incontinent flow of talk.
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incontinent1 (ɪnˈkɒntɪnənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | lacking in restraint or control, esp sexually |
| 2. | relating to or exhibiting involuntary urination or defecation |
| 3. | ( |
| 4. | unrestrained; uncontrolled |
| [C14: from Old French, from Latin incontinens, from | |
| in'continence1 | |
| —n | |
| in'continency1 | |
| —n | |
| in'continently1 | |
| —adv | |
| incontinent or incontinently2 (ɪnˈkɒntɪnənt) | |
| —adv | |
| obsolete words for immediately | |
| [C15: from Late Latin in continentī tempore, literally: in continuous time, that is, with no interval] | |
| incontinently or incontinently2 | |
| —adv | |
| [C15: from Late Latin in continentī tempore, literally: in continuous time, that is, with no interval] | |
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Word Origin & History
incontinent
c.1380, "wanting in self restraint," from O.Fr. incontinent, from L. incontinentem, from in- "not" + continent (see continent). Originally chiefly of sexual appetites; sense of "unable to control bowels or bladder" first attested 1828.
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Medical Dictionary
incontinent in·con·ti·nent (ĭn-kŏn'tə-nənt)
adj.
Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions.
Lacking sexual restraint; unchaste.
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