incontinently

/ɪnˈkɑntɪnəntli/
adverb
  1. In a way that shows lack of control over the release of urine or feces.
    • After the injury, he would sometimes cough and leak incontinently.
    • The elderly dog began to urinate incontinently on the floor.
    • The medication helped the patient stop leaking incontinently.
  2. In a way that shows lack of self-control or restraint.
    • She laughed incontinently at the joke, unable to stop herself.
    • The child cried incontinently when his toy broke.
    • He spent money incontinently, buying things he didn't need.
  3. Immediately or without delay (archaic but still encountered in some formal writing).
    • Upon hearing the news, she incontinently set out for home.
    • The knight incontinently drew his sword and charged.
    • The king commanded that the traitor be incontinently executed.
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