transgressive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/
- /tɹɑːnzˈɡɹɛsɪv/
Etymology
Etymology tree English transgress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English transgressive From transgress + -ive.
Meanings
- Involving transgression; that passes beyond some acceptable limit; sinful.
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Going beyond generally accepted boundaries; violating usual practice, subversive.
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:'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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most transgressive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more transgressive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
transgressively · transgressivism · untransgressive · transgressiveness · nontransgressive
Translations (11)
de grenzüberschreitend (involving transgression) · pl transgresywny (involving transgression) · gl transgresor (going beyond generally accepted boundaries) · de übergriffig (involving transgression) · de übergriffig (going beyond generally accepted boundaries) · fr transgressif (involving transgression) · gl transgresor (involving transgression) · pl transgresywny (going beyond generally accepted boundaries) · fi omavaltainen (involving transgression) · de sich regelwidrig verhaltend (going beyond generally accepted boundaries) · fi rajoja rikkova (going beyond generally accepted boundaries)