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in·con·ti·nent

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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 incontinéns). 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 Audio Help (ĭn-kŏn'tə-nənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Not restrained; uncontrolled: incontinent rage.
Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions.
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

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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incontinent
adjective
not having control over urination and defecation [ant: continent]

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in·con·ti·nent (n-knt-nnt)
adj.

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

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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