transvestic, a.
(trɑːnsˈvɛstɪk, træns-, -nz-)
[f. transvestism or transvestite n. and a.: see -ic.]
Of or pertaining to transvestism; transvestite.
| 1961 in Webster s.v., Patients with transvestic tendencies. 1966 Internat. Jrnl. Psycho-Anal. XLVII. 384 (heading) The mother's contribution to infantile transvestic behaviour. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 16 Oct. 10/3 Its basic elements are meticulous screening, designed to exclude applicants who are primarily homosexual, transvestic or psychotic. |
So transˈvesticism (-ɪsɪz(ə)m) (now rare) = transvestism.
| 1937 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Feb. 145/2 By his ‘transvesticism’..the mother's brother identifies himself with the mother and all she stands for. 1959 Times 31 Oct. 8/7 A group of four from the choir are not difficult to name in spite of temporary transvesticism. |