transgressive
adjective/trænzˈɡresɪv/
/trænzˈɡresɪv/
(formal)- 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.
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