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overreaching¹

adjective more overreaching · most overreaching

  1. That overreaches (all senses).

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of overreach

overreaching²

noun overreachings

  1. The act or process of overreach (e.g. reaching beyond or extending past acceptable limits).
  2. 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.

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@misc{overreaching_2026,
  title = {overreaching},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overreaching},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}