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Definition of Incontinent
1. Adjective. Not having control over urination and defecation.
Definition of Incontinent
1. a. Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd.
2. n. One who is unchaste.
3. adv. Incontinently; instantly; immediately.
Definition of Incontinent
1. Adjective. (qualifier often followed by of) Unable to contain or retain. ¹
2. Adjective. Lacking the ability to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urination or defecation. ¹
3. Adjective. Lacking moral or sexual restraint, moderation or self-control, especially of sexual desire. ¹
4. Adjective. Unrestrained or unceasing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Incontinent
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Incontinent
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1. Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Incontinent
Literary usage of Incontinent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Aquinas Ethicus, Or, The Moral Teaching of St. Thomas: Or, The Moral by Thomas, Joseph Rickaby (1896)
"The lust of the will, which increases the sin, is greater in the intemperate than
in the incontinent. But the lust of concupiscence of the sensitive ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"(F., —L . —Gk.) incontinent (i), unchaste (F.,—L.) incontinent (3), immediately.
(F., — L.) Same as the abwe. Indue (a), a corruption of Endue, qv (F., ..."
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