incontinent
11incontinent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking voluntary control over urination or defecation. 2) lacking self restraint; uncontrolled. DERIVATIVES incontinence noun incontinently adverb …
12incontinent — 1. incontinent, ente [ ɛ̃kɔ̃tinɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • v. 1350; lat. incontinens 1 ♦ Vx Qui n est pas continent. ⇒ intempérant. 2 ♦ (1922) Méd. Vessie incontinente, qui ne retient pas l urine. ⇒ incontinence. Un malade incontinent. ⇒ énurétique. ♢ N.… …
13incontinent — I. Incontinent. adj. Qui n a pas la vertu de continence. C est un homme fort incontinent. II. Incontinent. adv. Aussi tost, au mesme instant, tout à l heure. Dez qu il eut appris cela, il partit incontinent, tout incontinent. je m en vais… …
14INCONTINENT — adv. de temps. Aussitôt, au même instant, sur le champ. Je reçus votre lettre, et je partis incontinent. Je vous parlerai incontinent après. Je vais incontinent lui parler. Il commence à vieillir …
15incontinent — incontinence, incontinency, n. /in kon tn euhnt/, 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 …
16Incontinent — Unable to control excretions, to hold urine in the bladder or keep feces in the rectum. (This is the usual medical meaning of the word incontinent, not continent. Incontinent can also refer to a lack of self restraint in the sexual arena, failure …
17incontinent — [[t]ɪnkɒ̱ntɪnənt[/t]] ADJ Someone who is incontinent is unable to prevent urine or faeces coming out of their body. His diseased bladder left him incontinent …
18incontinent — in•con•ti•nent [[t]ɪnˈkɒn tn ənt[/t]] adj. 1) pat unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces 2) not being in control: incontinent of temper[/ex] 3) lacking in moderation • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L incontinent ,… …
19incontinent — /ɪnˈkɒntənənt / (say in kontuhnuhnt) adjective 1. Pathology lacking control over the normally voluntary excretory functions of the body. 2. not continent; not holding or held in; unceasing or unrestrained: an incontinent flow of talk. 3. lacking… …
20incontinent — I. 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… …
