overreaching
overreaching adjective: that overreaches (all senses). Also the present participle and gerund of overreach.
Adjective
overreaching (comparative more overreaching, superlative most overreaching)
- That overreaches (all senses).
Noun
overreaching (plural overreachings)
- The act or process of overreach (e.g. reaching beyond or extending past acceptable limits).
- Deception.
- You cannot mention trade or business, for instance, but they will relate the frauds and overreachings by which such an one has acquired the wealth which he now possesses.1786, James Archer, Sermons on Various Moral and Religious Subjects
- Any work of art/propaganda is surely permitted to lie. But Stone's overreachings in JFK are head-banging. How did he get this thing past the Script Dept.?1992 February 2, Mitzel, “Clay Shaw, The Quean Network & That Kennedy Killing”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 28, page 6
Also used as
overreaching is also the present participle and gerund of overreach.
Forms of overreaching
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more overreaching |
| superlative | most overreaching |
| Noun | |
| plural | overreachings |
Origin of overreaching
From overreach + -ing.
Words formed from overreaching
Questions about overreaching
- What does overreaching mean?
- Overreaching means that overreaches (all senses).
- What part of speech is overreaching?
- Overreaching can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near overreaching in the dictionary
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