Transgressive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Transgressive is an adjective meaning Involving transgression; that passes beyond some acceptable limit; sinful.
Meaning
Involving transgression; that passes beyond some acceptable limit; sinful.
More Meanings
- Going beyond generally accepted boundaries; violating usual practice, subversive.
- (grammar) A kind of verb expressing a concurrently proceeding or following action, often found in Balto-Slavic languages.
- A person who transgresses or breaks social rules.
Example Sentences
'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.
Word Forms
- transgressives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outrageous, preterlegal, scandalous, overrange, obscene, supersexual.
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