transgressive

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/
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/tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/ · /tɹɑːnzˈɡɹɛsɪv/

Definition of transgressive

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

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

  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.”
    “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.”

noun

  1. 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.

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Etymology

From transgress + -ive.

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