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Webster 1913 Edition


Incontinently

In-con′ti-nent-ly

,
adv.
1.
In an incontinent manner; without restraint, or without due restraint; – used esp. of the passions or appetites.
2.
Immediately; at once; forthwith.
[Archaic]
Immediately he sent word to Athens that he would
incontinently
come hither with a host of men.
Golding.

Webster 1828 Edition


Incontinently

INCON'TINENTLY

,
adv.
Without due restraint of the passions or appetites; unchastely.
1.
Immediately.

Definition 2024


incontinently

incontinently

English

Adverb

incontinently (comparative more incontinently, superlative most incontinently)

  1. In an incontinent manner; without restraint, or without due restraint.
  2. (archaic) Immediately; at once; forthwith.
    • 1881: W. S. Gilbert, Patience, Act II
      On such eyes as maidens cherish
      Let thy fond adorers gaze,
      Or incontinently perish
      In their all-consuming rays!
    • 1891: Bram Stoker, The Judge's House
      The image which she had called up was too much for her nerves, and she fled incontinently.

References

  • incontinently in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913