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incontinent

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɒntɪnənt/

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Definition of incontinent

adjective

1having no or insufficient voluntary control over urination or defecation: elderly, incontinent parents

2lacking self-restraint; uncontrolled:the incontinent hysteria of the massed pop fans

Derivatives

incontinence
incontinently

Origin:

late Middle English (in incontinent (sense 2)): from Old French, or from Latin incontinent-, from in- 'not' + continent- 'holding together' (see continent²). incontinent (sense 1) dates from the early 19th century