incontinently
1 Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of incontinently1
First recorded in 1545–55; incontinent + -ly
Origin of incontinently2
1475–85; late Middle English incontinent, in same sense (< Middle French < Late Latin in continentī ( tempore ) in continuous (time), i.e., without pause; continent ) + -ly
Example Sentences
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The only hangover symptom you’ll feel is the blush that comes from having laughed incontinently at jokes that don’t seem all that funny in the daylight.
From New York Times
Vidal was stunningly — his critics would argue incontinently — prolific, writing more than two dozen novels, as well as dramas, screenplays and television scripts.
From New York Times
And the EU for having loaned so incontinently.
From Forbes
This superabundance of savage life, which so incontinently runs to white teeth and claws, is an indication that there is much game in this region.
From Project Gutenberg
His guardian, to cut the folly short, sent him incontinently to Cambridge, thence to the continent.
From Project Gutenberg
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