incontinently

in·con·ti·nent·ly

1 [in-kon-tn-uhnt-lee]
adverb
without exercising continence.

Origin:
1545–55; incontinent + -ly

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in·con·ti·nent·ly

2 [in-kon-tn-uhnt-lee]
adverb Archaic.
immediately; at once; straightaway.

Origin:
1475–85; late Middle English incontinent, in same sense (< Middle French < Late Latin in continentī (tempore) in continuous (time), i.e., without pause; see continent) + -ly

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incontinent1 (ɪnˈkɒntɪnənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  lacking in restraint or control, esp sexually
2.  relating to or exhibiting involuntary urination or defecation
3.  (foll by of) having little or no control (over)
4.  unrestrained; uncontrolled
 
[C14: from Old French, from Latin incontinens, from in-1 + continere to hold, restrain]
 
in'continence1
 
n
 
in'continency1
 
n
 
in'continently1
 
adv

incontinent or incontinently2 (ɪnˈkɒntɪnənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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