undue
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌnˈdjuː/
- (US) IPA(key): /ʌnˈduː/, /ʌnˈdjuː/
- Rhymes: -uː
- Homophone: undo (with yod dropping)
Adjective edit
undue (comparative more undue, superlative most undue)
- Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- To individuals who despise killings in any form, death penalty is undue punishment.
- 2016 January 17, “Wealthy cabals run America”, in Al Jazeera America, retrieved 18 January 2016:
- But even if they don’t announce themselves on the cover of the Times business section, groups of millionaires exercise undue influence on every aspect of American life every day.
- That which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.
- (of a payment etc) Not owing or payable.
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Translations edit
Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient
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That which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified
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Not owing or payable
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