Meaning of INCONTINENT
| Pronunciation: | | in'kântnunt
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| | Definition: | | [adj] not having control over urination and defecation |
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| | Synonyms: | | leaky |
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| | Antonyms: | | continent | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\In*con"ti*nent\, n.
One who is unchaste. --B. Jonson.
\In*con"ti*nent\, adv. [Cf. F. incontinent.]
Incontinently; instantly immediately. [Obs.]
He says he will return incontinent. --Shak.
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