incontinent

English

adj
Definitions
  • (often followed by of) Unable to contain or retain.
  • Plagued by incontinence; lacking the ability to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urination or defecation.
  • Lacking moral or sexual restraint, moderation or self-control, especially of sexual desire.
  • Unrestrained or unceasing.
  • (colloquial) Immediate; without delay.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French incontinent derived from Latin incontinens root from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ten-

Gloss

stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex

Concept
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