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Ingressive vs Ingressively - What's the difference?

ingressive | ingressively |

As an adjective ingressive

is going or directed inward, entering.

As a noun ingressive

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

As an adverb ingressively is

in an ingressive way.

ingressive

English

(wikipedia ingressive)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • going or directed inward, entering
  • open to entry or examination
    • The chances that your internet actions are being watched is low, despite the ingressive nature of the modern internet envioronment .
  • (phonetics, of a speech sound) Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose.
  • (geology) descriptive of a source or channel through which water enters or once entered an area.
    • This spring is the ingressive source of the water that flows through the cave .

    Antonyms

    * egressive

    Noun

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

    • Antonyms

    * egressive ----

    ingressively

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an ingressive way.