transversiveadj.
/trɑːnzˈvəːsɪv//tranzˈvəːsɪv//trɑːnsˈvəːsɪv//transˈvəːsɪv/ rare.
Having the effect of crossing or thwarting.
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1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 43 The will Of man, so oft transversive of the truth.
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adj.1855