English Explanatory Dictionary

transgressive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Involving transgression; that passes beyond some acceptable limit; sinful.
  2. Going beyond generally accepted boundaries; violating usual practice, subversive.
noun
  1. A kind of verb expressing a concurrently proceeding or following action, often found in Balto-Slavic languages.
  2. A person who transgresses or breaks social rules.

Pronunciation

/tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/ /tɹɑːnzˈɡɹɛsɪv/

Word forms

transgressive more transgressive most transgressive transgressives

Etymology

From transgress + -ive.

Related words

adverbial participle converb
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