Transgressive
//tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv// adj, noun
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Definitions
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.
Adjective
- 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."
Example
More examples"When Qi follows the Way, there is life. When there is life, there is thought. When there is thought, there is knowledge. When there is knowledge, one stops. In all cases, the forms of the mind are such that transgressive knowledge leads to a loss of life."
Etymology
From transgress + -ive.
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