incontinently

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[ in-kon-tn-uh nt-lee ]
/ ɪnˈkɒn tn ənt li /
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adverb

without exercising continence.

Origin of incontinently

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First recorded in 1545–55; incontinent + -ly

Words nearby incontinently

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Definition for incontinently (2 of 2)

incontinently 2
[ in-kon-tn-uh nt-lee ]
/ ɪnˈkɒn tn ənt li /

adverb Archaic.

immediately; at once; straightaway.

Origin of incontinently

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1475–85; late Middle English incontinent, in same sense (< Middle French < Late Latin in continentī ( tempore) in continuous (time), i.e., without pause; see continent) + -ly

Words related to incontinently

haphazard, headlong, jumbled, hastily, helter-skelter, impetuously, indiscreetly, posthaste, rashly, recklessly, heedlessly, about, anyhow, around, disorderly, hit-or-miss, hotfoot, irregular, muddled, pell-mell

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