Egressive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Egressive is an adjective meaning Going or directed outward.
Meaning
Going or directed outward.
More Meanings
- (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.
- (phonetics) A speech sound in which the air stream is created by pushing air out through the mouth or nose.
Example Sentences
This ancient wash was an egressive channel that once drained a lake.
Word Forms
- egressives
Antonyms for egressive
Common opposites include ingressive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pulmonic, degressive, downward, backward, sideways, edgeways.
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