continenter

Latin

Etymology

From continēns present participle of contineō (“I contain”), from con- (“together”) + teneō (“I hold”)

Adverb

continenter (comparative continentius, superlative continentissimē)

  1. unbroken, uninterruptedly
  2. continuously, without a pause
  3. repeatedly
  4. successfully
  5. (figuratively) temperately, moderately

References
  • continenter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • continenter in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • continenter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • continenter in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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