transgressive

adj
/tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/

Etymology

From transgress + -ive.

  1. derived from transgressus
  2. derived from transgresser
  3. inherited from transgressen
  4. formed as transgressive — “transgress + -ive

Definitions

  1. Involving transgression

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

  2. Going beyond generally accepted boundaries

    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.
  3. A kind of verb expressing a concurrently proceeding or following action, often found in…

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

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A person who transgresses or breaks social rules.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for transgressive. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA