incontinent

adjective

in·con·ti·nent | \ (ˌ)in-ˈkän-tə-nənt

Definition of incontinent

(Entry 1 of 2)

: not continent: such as

a(1) : lacking self-restraint

(2) : not being under control

b : unable to voluntarily control retention of urine or feces in the body

incontinent

adverb

Definition of incontinent (Entry 2 of 2)

: incontinently entry 1

Examples of incontinent in a Sentence

Adjective

special products for incontinent patients

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

Plummer’s brush with the industry left her incontinent. — Matthew Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, "Lawyers lure women into often-unneeded surgery," 14 Apr. 2018 An incontinent resident had an accident, and Ms. Mangayan would have to clean it up. — Miriam Jordan, New York Times, "When the Elderly Call for Help, a ‘Chain’ Immigrant Often Answers," 25 Mar. 2018 It was parked under a giant tree that apparently housed a family of incontinent birds, because my windshield was covered in poop. — Charlotte Andersen, Redbook, "19 People Reveal the Exact Moment When They Knew They Were In Love," 23 May 2017 In another recent case, a car dropped off at First Step Communities an elderly woman who was incontinent and had soiled her clothing. — Cynthia Hubert And Ryan Lillis, sacbee, "Hospitals that leave homeless patients on shelter doorsteps face city crackdown | The Sacramento Bee," 21 Feb. 2018 Meet Medha Godbole, 58, whose 60-year-old husband, Sanjay, is paraplegic, nonverbal and incontinent. — Ron Lieber, New York Times, "Under New Tax Plan, the Cost of Aging Could Rise," 8 Dec. 2017 In September, a Philadelphia jury awarded $57 million to a Pennsylvania woman who required three operations to remove the implants which left her chronically incontinent. — Sam Wood, Philly.com, "Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $15M in vaginal mesh case," 15 Dec. 2017 Working in disguise, the crew kidnaps big-pharma execs, injecting them with a solution that renders them impotent, incontinent and bald. — Neely Tucker, The Seattle Times, "‘The Obama Inheritance’ spins conspiracy noir fiction about the 44th president," 10 Dec. 2017 The government also says its banks will be run more efficiently, to prevent further incontinent lending. — The Economist, "The round-trip rupee trickIndia recapitalises its state-owned banks," 28 Oct. 2017

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