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Definition of transgressive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

transgressive

adjective
 
/trænzˈɡresɪv/
 
/trænzˈɡresɪv/
(formal)
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  1. going beyond the limit of what is morally or socially acceptable
    • In the 1970s such behaviour was widely regarded as transgressive.
    • The artist was a bold and transgressive figure.
indeed
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