ingressive adjective & noun. [ɪn'grɛsɪv] M17.
[from Latin ingress- (see INGRESS noun) + -IVE.]
A. adjective.
1. Having the quality or character of entering; spec. (Grammar) denoting entering upon action, inceptive. M17.

2. Phonetics. Of a speech sound: made with intake of air. Of an airflow: inward. M20.
b. noun. An ingressive verb; an ingressive sound. M20.

■ ingressively adverb E20.

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