INCONTINENT


Meaning of INCONTINENT in English

I. (ˌ)in-ˈkän-tə-nənt adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin incontinent-, incontinens, from in- + continent-, continens continent

Date: 14th century

: not continent: as

a.

(1) : lacking self-restraint

(2) : not being under control

b. : unable to retain urine or feces voluntarily

II. adverb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin in continenti

Date: 15th century

: incontinently I

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.