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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Incontinent

/ĭnˌ-kän'-tən-ənt/ · In·con·ti·nent · IPA /ɪŋˈkɒntɪnənt/
01 a. Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust; unchaste…
  1. 1.
    Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd.
  2. 2.
    Unable to restrain natural evacuations, such as urination or defecation.(Med.)
02 n. One who is unchaste.
  1. 1.
    One who is unchaste.
03 adv. Incontinently; instantly; immediately.
  1. 1.
    Incontinently; instantly; immediately.[Obs.]
    “He says he will return incontinent.” — Shak.