transgressive

adj, noun — 4 senses

transgressive

adj

/tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/ · /tɹɑːnzˈɡɹɛsɪv/

Etymology From transgress + -ive.

1

Involving transgression; that passes beyond some acceptable limit; sinful.

2

Going beyond generally accepted boundaries; violating usual practice, subversive.

  • 'P.S.' is the second movie in two weeks to use reincarnation as the excuse for transgressive sex.2004, Roger Ebert, P.S. movie review:
  • Instead England produced something that felt a little transgressive in this most controlled of stages, tightening their grip in a bruising first half, before freewheeling downhill in the second with their feet up on the handlebars.2022 November 21, Barney Ronay, “Iran’s brave and powerful gesture is a small wonder from a World Cup of woe”, in The Guardian:
Derived terms
nontransgressive, transgressively, transgressiveness, transgressivism, untransgressive

transgressive

noun

Etymology From transgress + -ive.

1

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A kind of verb expressing a concurrently proceeding or following action, often found in Balto-Slavic languages.

2

A person who transgresses or breaks social rules.

Related terms
adverbial participle, converb

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