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comparative more transgressive, superlative most transgressive
Involving transgression; that passes beyond some acceptable limit; sinful. examples
Going beyond generally accepted boundaries; violating usual practice, subversive. quotations examples
'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 November 21, Barney Ronay, “Iran’s brave and powerful gesture is a small wonder from a World Cup of woe”, in The Guardian
plural transgressives
A form of verb in some languages. examples
An individual who transgresses, or breaks social rules. examples