transvestic

adjective

trans·​ves·​tic

tran(t)sˈvestik,

traan-,

-nzˈ-,

-tēk

: of, relating to, or characterized by transvestism

patients with transvestic tendencies

—Journal of the American Medical Association

Word History

Etymology

transvestism + -ic

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