Hypertext Webster Gateway: "incontinent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incontinent \In*con"ti*nent\, n.
One who is unchaste. --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incontinent \In*con"ti*nent\, adv. [Cf. F. incontinent.]
Incontinently; instantly immediately. [Obs.]
He says he will return incontinent. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
incontinent
adj : not having control over urination and defecation [ant: {continent}]
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