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transgressiveadjective
Involving transgression; that passes beyond some limit; sinful.
transgressiveadjective
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
Etymology: From transgress.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Transgressiveadjective
Faulty; culpable; apt to break laws.
Etymology: from transgress.
Though permitted unto his proper principles, Adam perhaps would have sinned without the suggestion of Satan, and from the transgressive infirmities of himself might have erred alone, as well as the angels before him. Brown.
Webster Dictionary
Transgressiveadjective
disposed or tending to transgress; faulty; culpable. -
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Transgressive
Transgressive is a term of linguistic morphology denoting a special form of verb. It expresses a coincidentally proceeding or following action. It is considered to be a kind of infinitive, or participle.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of transgressive in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of transgressive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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