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单词 incontinently
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•con•ti•nent•ly1  (in kontn ənt lē),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. without exercising continence.
  • incontinent + -ly 1545–55

in•con•ti•nent•ly2  (in kontn ənt lē),USA pronunciation adv. [Archaic.]
  1. immediately;
    at once;
    straightaway.
  • Late Latin in continentī (tempore) in continuous (time), i.e., without pause; see continent) + -ly
  • Middle French
  • late Middle English incontinent, in same sense (1475–85

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•con•ti•nent /ɪnˈkɑntənənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Pathologylacking self-control, esp. in the discharge of urine or feces.
in•con•ti•nence, n. [uncountable]See -ten-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•con•ti•nent  (in kontn ənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces.
  2. unable to contain or retain (usually fol. by of ):incontinent of temper.
  3. lacking in moderation or self-control, esp. of sexual desire.
  4. unceasing or unrestrained:an incontinent flow of talk.
  • Latin incontinent- (stem of incontinēns). See in-3, continent (adjective, adjectival)
  • Middle English 1350–1400
in•conti•nence, in•conti•nen•cy, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
incontinent /ɪnˈkɒntɪnənt/ adj
  1. lacking in restraint or control, esp sexually
  2. relating to or exhibiting involuntary urination or defecation
  3. (followed by of) having little or no control (over)
  4. unrestrained; uncontrolled
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Latin incontinens, from in-1 + continere to hold, restrain

inˈcontinence, inˈcontinency n inˈcontinently adv
incontinent /ɪnˈkɒntɪnənt/, incontinently adv
  1. obsolete words for immediately
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin in continentī tempore, literally: in continuous time, that is, with no interval
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