continently

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkɑntɪnəntli/ UK /ˈkɒntɪnəntli/ See IPA manual

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adv
in a self-restrained manner; with moderation or abstinence

He lived continently, denying himself every indulgence.

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1 adv · in a self-restrained... temperatelyabstinentlymoderately chastelyself-restrainedly

Opposites

incontinently intemperately indulgently

Word family

Related forms continent continence contain

Etymology

From continent (in the sense 'self-restrained', from Latin continens, present participle of continere 'to hold together, restrain') plus the adverbial suffix -ly.

continens Latin tenere Latin

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# continently

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈkɑntɪnəntli
**IPA (UK):** ˈkɒntɪnəntli

## Meanings
1. in a self-restrained manner; with moderation or abstinence

## Examples
- He lived continently, denying himself every indulgence.

## Synonyms
- temperately
- abstinently
- moderately
- chastely
- self-restrainedly

## Antonyms
- incontinently
- intemperately
- indulgently

## Related Forms
- continent
- continence
- contain

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: continens
- Root: tenere

## Etymology
From continent (in the sense 'self-restrained', from Latin continens, present participle of continere 'to hold together, restrain') plus the adverbial suffix -ly.

## AI Etymology
Continently is from continent (in the sense 'self-restrained', from Latin continens, present participle of continere 'to hold together, restrain') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. In present-day use, it means in a self-restrained manner; with moderation or abstinence. Related vocabulary includes continent, continence, and contain.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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