egressive

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

Adjective

egressive

1. Going or directed outward.
2. (phonetics, of a speech sound) Uttered by pushing air out through the mouth or nose.
3. (geology) descriptive of a place or channel through which something such as water or lava leaves an area.

   This ancient wash was an egressive channel that once drained a lake.

Antonyms

• ingressive

Derived terms

• egressively

Noun

egressive (plural egressives)

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

Antonyms

• ingressive

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

egressive

1. inflection of egressiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

egressive

1. feminine plural of egressivo