Complete Definition of "transgressive"

English
Etymology
From transgress.

Pronunciation
IPA|/tɹænz�gɹ�sɪv/

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Involving transgression; that passes beyond some 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." - Roger Ebert

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