UNDUE
\ʌndjˈuː], \ʌndjˈuː], \ʌ_n_d_j_ˈuː]\
Definitions of UNDUE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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lacking justification or authorization; "unreasonable searches and seizures"; "desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom"
By Princeton University
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lacking justification or authorization; "unreasonable searches and seizures"; "desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Unduly.
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Not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond.
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Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding.
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Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty; disproportioned; excessive; immoderate; inordinate; as, an undue attachment to forms; an undue rigor in the execution of law.
By Oddity Software
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Unduly.
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Not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond.
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Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding.
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Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty; disproportioned; excessive; immoderate; inordinate; as, an undue attachment to forms; an undue rigor in the execution of law.
By Noah Webster.
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Unduly.
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Not yet requiring payment; illegal; unreasonable; as, they paid undue attention to a small matter.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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