ejective

Plural: ejectives

Adj

Serving to eject, or characterised by ejection.

Noun

A consonant sound produced by compressed air from the glottis.
A nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly.

Examples

He searched for a word with a sharp, ejective sound, but settled for ’QUIZ’ instead.

Origin / Etymology

From eject + -ive.

Scrabble Score: 20

ejective: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ejective: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ejective: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

ejective: valid Words With Friends Word