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in⋅con⋅ti⋅nent

  [in-kon-tn-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces.
2. unable to contain or retain (usually fol. by of): incontinent of temper.
3. lacking in moderation or self-control, esp. of sexual desire.
4. unceasing or unrestrained: an incontinent flow of talk.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L incontinent- (s. of incontinēns). See in- 3 , continent (adj.)

Related forms:
in⋅con⋅ti⋅nence, in⋅con⋅ti⋅nen⋅cy, noun
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in·con·ti·nent   (ĭn-kŏn'tə-nənt)   
adj.  
  1. Not restrained; uncontrolled: incontinent rage.
  2. Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions.
  3. Lacking sexual restraint; unchaste.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin incontinēns, incontinent-, unrestrained : in-, not; see in-1 + continēns, continent; see continent2.]
in·con'ti·nent·ly adv.
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Incontinent

In*con"ti*nent\, a. [L. incontinens: cf. F. incontinent. See In- not, and Continent.]

1. Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd.

2. (Med.) Unable to restrain natural evacuations.

Incontinent

In*con"ti*nent\, n. One who is unchaste. --B. Jonson.

Incontinent

In*con"ti*nent\, adv. [Cf. F. incontinent.] Incontinently; instantly immediately. [Obs.]

He says he will return incontinent. --Shak.
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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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Main Entry: in·con·ti·nent
Pronunciation: (')in-'känt-&n-&nt
Function: adjective
: not continent;especially : unable to retain a bodily discharge (as urine) voluntarily
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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incontinent in·con·ti·nent (ĭn-kŏn'tə-nənt)
adj.

  1. Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions.
  2. Lacking sexual restraint; unchaste.

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