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farreaching

farreaching is the alternative spelling of far-reaching.

Meaning of far-reaching

Adjective

far-reaching (comparative further-reaching or farther-reaching or more far-reaching, superlative furthest-reaching or farthest-reaching or most far-reaching)

  1. Having a broad range, scope, or influence.
    • There was, however, one proposal which, had it reached fruition, might have had far-reaching effects. This was for the amalgamation of the Caledonian, the Edinburgh & Glasgow, and the Scottish Central Railways, for which a Bill was promoted, but rejected by the Parliamentary Committee on the...1960 January, M. D. Greville, “Scottish Railways in 1860”, in Railway Magazine, page 53

Forms of farreaching

comparativemore farreaching
superlativemost farreaching

Origin of farreaching

From far + reaching.

Questions about farreaching

What is farreaching the alternative spelling of?
Farreaching is the alternative spelling of far-reaching.

Words near farreaching in the dictionary

  1. farrash
  2. farrashes
  3. Farraway
  4. Farraways
  5. farre
  6. farreaching
  7. farred
  8. Farrel
  9. Farrell
  10. Farrells
  11. Farrelly

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