transgressive

Etymology

From transgress + -ive.

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. 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. 2022-11-21, Barney Ronay, “Iran’s brave and powerful gesture is a small wonder from a World Cup of woe”, in The Guardian

noun

  1. A form of verb in some languages.
  2. An individual who transgresses, or breaks social rules.

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