"transgressive" meaning in English

See transgressive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/ Forms: more transgressive [comparative], most transgressive [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪv Etymology: From transgress + -ive. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|transgress|-ive}} transgress + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} transgressive (comparative more transgressive, superlative most transgressive)
  1. Involving transgression; that passes beyond some acceptable limit; sinful. Translations (involving transgression): omavaltainen (Finnish), transgressif (French), transgresor [masculine] (Galician), grenzüberschreitend (German), übergriffig (German)
    Sense id: en-transgressive-en-adj-wmn0k5Zp Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 42 10 34 Disambiguation of 'involving transgression': 86 14
  2. Going beyond generally accepted boundaries; violating usual practice, subversive. Translations (going beyond generally accepted boundaries): rajoja rikkova (Finnish), transgresor [masculine] (Galician), sich regelwidrig verhaltend (German), übergriffig (German)
    Sense id: en-transgressive-en-adj-iysgRVTf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 54 7 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 20 55 9 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 55 9 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 52 6 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 59 4 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 42 10 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 53 14 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 54 10 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 18 53 14 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 53 9 16 Disambiguation of 'going beyond generally accepted boundaries': 9 91

Noun

IPA: /tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/ Forms: transgressives [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪv Etymology: From transgress + -ive. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|transgress|-ive}} transgress + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} transgressive (plural transgressives)
  1. A form of verb in some languages.
    Sense id: en-transgressive-en-noun-7WclCrwb Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 42 10 34
  2. A person who transgresses or breaks social rules.
    Sense id: en-transgressive-en-noun-LqwPX6lF Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 42 10 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: adverbial participle, converb Translations (a verb form): přechodník [masculine] (Czech), transgressiivi (Finnish), Transgressiv (Modus transgressivus, Transgressivus) [masculine] (German)
Disambiguation of 'a verb form': 55 45

Inflected forms

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