In a self-controlled, restrained, and temperate manner, especially regarding physical desires.
From continent (self-restrained, able to contain oneself) + -ly. Continent comes from Latin continens (holding together), emphasizing the sense of self-containment and control.
This Victorian-sounding word captures something the ancients prized—continence, the ability to hold yourself together and resist temptation. Monks and philosophers used it constantly, treating self-control as the foundation of virtue.
Adverbial form of continence; inherits gendered moral connotations from the adjective.
Use as neutral adverb for disciplined action without gendered moral framing.
["restrainedly","moderately","with self-control"]
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