1. unable to control urination or defecation
Usage: medical
2. lacking self-restraint; unable to control one’s desires or impulses
Usage: formal

Examples

• The elderly patient became incontinent after the surgery.
• Special care facilities help manage incontinent residents.
• The medication can cause temporary incontinent episodes.
• He was incontinent in his spending habits, buying everything he wanted.
• Her incontinent rage frightened everyone in the room.
• The king’s incontinent behavior scandalized the court.