INGRESSIVE

Etymology

Adjective

ingressive (comparative more ingressive, superlative most ingressive)

Going or directed inward, entering.

Open to entry or examination.

(phonetics, of a speech sound) Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose.

(grammar) Aspectually indicating that an action is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.

(geology) Being a source or channel through which water enters or once entered an area.

Antonyms

• egressive

Noun

ingressive (plural ingressives)

(phonetics) A speech sound in which the air stream is created by drawing air in through the mouth or nose.

Antonyms

• egressive

Source: Wiktionary



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