incontinens

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

in-contĭnens, tis, adj.

I Not containing , not retaining (class., but not in Cic.): uterus, Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 168.—

II Incontinent , immoderate , intemperate : homo, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 9: Tityos, Hor. C. 3, 4, 77: manus, id. ib. 1, 17, 26. — With gen.: sui, Sen. Q. N. 3, 30, 5.—Hence, adv.: incon-tĭnenter , immoderately , intemperately (class.).

1 Lit.: cibum assumit, Cels. 1, 3.—

2 Trop., incontinently : nihil incontinenter esse faciendum, Cic. Off. 3, 8, 37 fin.

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