transgressive

/tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/

transgressive

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Definition

Involving transgression; that passes beyond some acceptable limit; sinful.

Etymology

From transgress + -ive.

Example Sentences

  • "'P.S.' is the second movie in two weeks to use reincarnation as the excuse for transgressive sex."
  • "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."
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