incontinuousadj.
/ɪnkənˈtɪnjuːəs/ rare.
Not continuous; discontinuous.
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the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > [adjective]
discontinuala1398
discontinueda1398
discretea1398
discontinualc1450
uncontinued1585
disjunct1594
discontinued1624
discontinuate1625
discontinuated1634
discontinuous1645
infracted1727
uncontinuous1846
inarticulate1852
incontinuous1862
saccadic1936
1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 68 They become imperceptible to the ear, in the low notes by the vibrations becoming too dull and incontinuous.
1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains viii. 230 All brought down to the same faint residuum as a last night's dream, to some incontinuous images.
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adj.1862- fivefingered widow
- fivefingergrass
- fivefingering
- fivefingers
- fivefingertied
- fivefoiled
- fivefold
- fivefoot
- fiveguinea
- fiveleaf
- fiveleaf or fiveleaved akebia
- flintlocked
- flintlocks
- flintman
- flintmill
- flintmoving
- flintnodule
- flintparing
- flintpit
- flintrock
- flintrope
- flints
- flintskinning
- flintsoot
- flintsponge