Ejective

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  • n. A nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to ejection; casting out; expelling.
  • In philosophy, of the nature of an eject.
  • Word Usage
    "If so, however, we might begin to wonder whether any expression other than the entirely undirected curse or ejective is actually functionally distinct from the implicit manipulation it goes hand-in-hand with."
    Cross Reference
    implosive   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    expulsive