Associations to the word «Ingressive»

Wiktionary

INGRESSIVE, adjective. Going or directed inward, entering.
INGRESSIVE, adjective. Open to entry or examination.
INGRESSIVE, adjective. (phonetics) (of a speech sound) Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose.
INGRESSIVE, adjective. (geology) Being a source or channel through which water enters or once entered an area.
INGRESSIVE, noun. (phonetics) A speech sound in which the air stream is created by drawing air in through the mouth or nose.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis