incontinent
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incontinent
- /ɪŋˈkɒntɪnənt/
Where it comes from
From Middle English incontinent, from Old French incontinent, from Latin incontinens, from in + continens.
adjective more incontinent · most incontinent
- Unable to contain or retain.
- Plagued by incontinence; unable to retain natural discharges or evacuations, most commonly of urine or feces. About 90% of all koalas have chlamydia... which makes them incontinent, so they spend all day pissing themselves.
- Lacking moral or sexual restraint, moderation or self-control, especially of sexual desire.
- Unrestrained or unceasing. an incontinent river of pure water
- Immediate; without delay.
Opposite: continent, restrained
adverb
- Immediately, forthwith. "As how, my lambkin," blushing, she replide, / "Because I in this dancing schoole abide? / If that it be, that breede's this discontent, / We will remoue the camp incontinent: / For shelter onelie, sweete heart, came I hither, / And to auoide the troblous stormie weather; / But now the coaste is cle
noun incontinents
- One who is unchaste. O, old Incontinent, dost not thou shame
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: continent, restrained
Translations
Every language
adj unable to contain or retain
| Français | incontinent |
|---|---|
| Italiano | incontinente |
adj lacking the ability to restrain natural discharges
| Français | incontinent |
|---|---|
| Русский | несдержанный nesderžannyj |
adj lacking moral or sexual restraint
| Français | incontinent |
|---|---|
| Русский | распутный rasputnyj |
adj unrestrained and unceasing
| Русский | невоздержанный nevozderžannyj |
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title = {incontinent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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