egressive
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛsɪv
Adjective
egressive
- Going or directed outward.
- (phonetics, of a speech sound) Uttered by pushing air out through the mouth or nose.
- (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
Noun
egressive (plural egressives)
- (phonetics) A speech sound in which the air stream is created by pushing air out through the mouth or nose.
Antonyms
- ingressive
German
Adjective
egressive
- inflection of egressiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
egressive
- feminine plural of egressivo