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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Incontinent

In-cŏn′ti-nent, a.

adjective

a. [Prefix in, not, and continent; Fr. incontinent, Sp., Pg., & It. incontinente, Pr. encontenen, Lat. incontinens.]

Sense 1. Not continent; not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging lust without restraint, or in violation of law; unchaste; lewd.

Sense 2. (Med.) Unable to restrain natural evacuations.

In-cŏn′ti-nent, n.

noun

n. One who is unchaste. B. Jon.

In-cŏn′ti-nent, adv.

adverb

adv. Incontinently; instantly; immediately. [Obs.]

He says he will return incontinent. Shak.