Definition of incontinent

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in·con·ti·nent    (n-knt-nnt) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Not restrained; uncontrolled: incontinent rage.
2. Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions.
3. Lacking sexual restraint; unchaste.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin incontinns , incontinent-, unrestrained : in-, not ; see in- ¹ + continns, continent ; see continent ²

OTHER FORMS:
in·conti·nent·ly (Adverb)

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