WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•gres•sive
(i gres′iv),USA pronunciation adj.
- of or pertaining to egress.
- Phoneticsproduced with an outward flow of air from the lungs, as most speech sounds (opposed to ingressive).
- Latin ēgress(us) (see egression) + -ive
- 1685–95
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