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undue Definition


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undue
adj
    1a. Unjustifiable; improper;
    1b. Inappropriately or unjustifiably great; excessive.
      Example: undue criticism
      Thesaurus: undeserved, disproportionate, overmuch, uncalled-for, extravagant, immoderate, needless, excessive, unwarranted, inordinate, intemperate; Antonym: reasonable.
    2. rare
      Said of a debt, etc: not due or owing.
Derivative: unduly
    Unjustifiably.
    Excessively; unreasonably.
      Thesaurus: unnecessarily, immoderately, inordinately, extravagantly, overly, disproportionately, overmuch; Antonym: reasonably.
Etymology: 14c.



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