Incontiguous
In`con*tig"u*ous
(?), a. [L. incontiguus that can not be touched. See In- not, and Contiguous.] Not contiguous; not adjoining or in contact; separate. Boyle. -- In`con*tig"u*ous*ly, adv.{
In*con"ti*nence
(?),In*con"ti*nen*cy
(?), } n. [L. incontinentia: cf. F. incontinence.][1913 Webster]
1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; lack of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness.
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That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.1 Cor. vii. 5.
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From the rash hand of bold incontinence.Milton.
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2.
(Med.) The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, especially urination, or defecation, so that the discharges are involuntary; as,
incontinence of urine.
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