incontinent

comparative more incontinent · superlative most incontinent

1. oftenUnable to contain or retain.
2. Plagued by incontinence; unable to retain natural discharges or evacuations, most commonly of urine or feces.

   About 90% of all koalas have chlamydia... which makes them incontinent, so they spend all day pissing themselves.

   2016, Thoughty2, Is This the Most Stupid Animal in the World?, via YouTube

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   The male body, opened and bleeding, can assume the shameful attributes of the incontinent female body as both cause of and justification for its evident vulnerability and defeat.

   2018 [1993], Gail Kern Paster, The Body Embarrassed, Cornell University, page 92

3. Lacking moral or sexual restraint, moderation or self-control, especially of sexual desire.

   Synonyms: wanton, lewd

4. Unrestrained or unceasing.

   an incontinent river of pure water

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   [Jesus] was borne in Bethlem a City of Juda: where incontinent by the glorification of the Angels, the agnition of the Shepeherds, the veneration of the wiſe men, the prophecy of holy Simeon, and the admiration of the Doctours, he was had in honour.

   1569, Richard Grafton, “The Seuenth Age, and Seuenth Part of this Chronicle”, in A Chronicle at Large and Meere History of the Affayres of Englande […], volume I, London: […] Henry Denham, […], for Richarde Tottle and Humffrey Toye, →OCLC, page 75

5. colloquialImmediate; without delay.

1. not comparableobsoleteImmediately, forthwith.

   He says he will return incontinent:

   c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]

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   "As how, my lambkin," blushing, she replide, / "Because I in this dancing schoole abide? / If that it be, that breede's this discontent, / We will remoue the camp incontinent: / For shelter onelie, sweete heart, came I hither, / And to auoide the troblous stormie weather; / But now the coaste is cleare, we will be gonne, / Since, but thy self, true louer I haue none."

   1593, Thomas Nashe, The Choice of Valentines

plural incontinents

1. obsoleteOne who is unchaste.

   O, old Incontinent, dost not thou shame

   1598, Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Euery Man in His Humour. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)