Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transgressive

/tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: trans-gres-sive
IPA: /tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving transgression; that passes beyond some acceptable limit; sinful.

adj

Going beyond generally accepted boundaries; violating usual practice, subversive.

noun

A kind of verb expressing a concurrently proceeding or following action, often found in Balto-Slavic languages.

noun

A person who transgresses or breaks social rules.

Example Sentences

"'P.S.' is the second movie in two weeks to use reincarnation as the excuse for transgressive sex."
"Instead England produced something that felt a little transgressive in this most controlled of stages, tightening their grip in a bruising first half, before freewheeling downhill in the second with their feet up on the handlebars."

Etymology

Etymology tree English transgress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English transgressive From transgress + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more transgressive (comparative) most transgressive (superlative) transgressives (plural)

Derived Forms

nontransgressive transgressively transgressiveness transgressivism untransgressive

Phrases

adverbial participle

Frequently Paired Words

adverbial participle converb

Rhymes With

impressive progressive aggressive past progressive future progressive present progressive past perfect progressive future perfect progressive excessive successive passive-aggressive oppressive

Questions

How do you pronounce transgressive?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/.
What does transgressive mean?: Involving transgression; that passes beyond some acceptable limit; sinful.
Where does transgressive come from?: Etymology tree English transgress Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English transgressive From transgress + -ive.

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