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<p><b>1.</b> <def>Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness.</def>

<blockquote>That Satan tempt you not for your <b>incontinency</b>. <i>1 Cor. vii. 5.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>From the rash hand of bold <b>incontinence</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, so that the discharges are involuntary; <as>as, <ex>incontinence</ex> of urine</as>.</def>

<h1>Incontinent</h1> <Xpage=747>

<hw>In*con"ti*nent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>incontinens</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incontinent</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Continent</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Unable to restrain natural evacuations.</def>

<h1>Incontinent</h1> <Xpage=747>

<hw>In*con"ti*nent</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who is unchaste.</def>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Incontinent</h1> <Xpage=747>

<hw>In*con"ti*nent</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>incontinent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Incontinently; instantly immediately.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>He says he will return <b>incontinent</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Incontinently</h1> <Xpage=747>

<hw>In*con"ti*nent*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>In an incontinent manner; without restraint, or without due restraint; -- used esp. of the passions or appetites.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Immediately; at once; forthwith.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<blockquote>Immediately he sent word to Athens that he would <b>incontinently</b> come hither with a host of men. <i>Golding.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Incontracted</h1> <Xpage=747>

<hw>In`con*tract"ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Uncontracted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Blackwall.</i>

<h1>Incontrollable</h1> <Xpage=747>

<hw>In`con*trol"la*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>controllable</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incontr\'93lable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not controllable; uncontrollable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`con*trol"la*bly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<i>South.</i>

<h1>Incontrovertibility</h1> <Xpage=747>

<hw>In*con`tro*ver`ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or condition of being incontrovertible.</def>

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<hw>In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not controvertible; too clear or certain to admit of dispute; indisputable.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt> -- <wf>In*con`tro*ver"ti*bly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>