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| in·con·ti·nent [ in kóntənənt ] |
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1. unable to control bladder or bowels: unable to control the bladder or bowels and liable to urinate or defecate involuntarily
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2. lacking sexual control: lacking restraint in sexual matters, or engaging in premarital or extramarital sex
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3. unrestrained: unrestrained and uncontrolled
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literary
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin incontinent- "not holding together" < continere (see contain)] |
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  in·con·ti·nence noun |
| in·con·ti·nent·ly adverb |
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