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adj
Involving transgression; that passes beyond some acceptable limit; sinful.
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adj
Going beyond generally accepted boundaries; violating usual practice, subversive.
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noun
A kind of verb expressing a concurrently proceeding or following action, often found in Balto-Slavic languages.
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noun
A person who transgresses or breaks social rules.
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History
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.
Across languages
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