Transgressive Definition
trăns-grĕsĭv, trănz-
adjective
Of or constituting a transgression; specif., designed to challenge conventional ideas, beliefs, etc.
A writer of transgressive fiction.
Webster's New World
Exceeding a limit or boundary, especially of social acceptability.
American Heritage
Of or relating to a genre of fiction, filmmaking, or art characterized by graphic depictions of behavior that violate socially acceptable norms, often involving violence, drug use, and sexual deviancy.
American Heritage
Of or relating to geological transgression.
American Heritage
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.
Wiktionary
Origin of Transgressive
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From transgress.
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