Definitions for undueʌnˈdu, -ˈdyu
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•dueʌnˈdu, -ˈdyu(adj.)
unwarranted; excessive.
inappropriate; unjustifiable or improper:
undue influence.
not owed or currently payable.
Origin of undue:
1350–1400
Princeton's WordNet
undue(adj)
not yet payable
"an undue loan"
undue(adj)
not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances
"undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force"
undue, unjustified, unwarranted(adj)
lacking justification or authorization
"desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom"
excessive, inordinate, undue, unreasonable(adj)
beyond normal limits
"excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
undue(adjective)ʌnˈdu, -ˈdyu
not necessary or acceptable
claims that lobbyists had undue influence on ministers
Wiktionary
undue(Adjective)
Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
To individuals who despise killings in any form, death penalty is undue punishment.
undue(Adjective)
That which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.
undue(Adjective)
Not owing or payable.
Webster Dictionary
Undue(adj)
not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond
Undue(adj)
not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding
Undue(adj)
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
Translations for undue
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- te veel, meer as nodigAfrikaans

- مُفْرِطArabic

- прекаленBulgarian

- excessivoPortuguese (BR)

- přílišný; přehnanýCzech

- übertriebenGerman

- overdrevenDanish

- υπερβολικός, υπέρμετροςGreek

- indebido; excesivoSpanish

- liigne,ülepaisutatudEstonian

- بیش از حدFarsi

- liiallinenFinnish

- induFrench

- מוּפרָזHebrew

- अनुचित, अनावश्यकHindi

- prekomjeranCroatian

- túlságos, túlzottHungarian

- terlalu besarIndonesian

- óhóflegurIcelandic

- eccessivoItalian

- 過度のJapanese

- 과도한Korean

- nereikalingas, perdėtasLithuanian

- nevajadzīgs; pārāk lielsLatvian

- berlebih-lebihMalay

- buitensporigDutch

- overdrevet, unødig, unødvendigNorwegian

- zbytniPolish

- بیش از حدPersian

- بې قانونه، ناروا، تر وخت دمخه: بې ضرورته، زياتPashto

- excessivoPortuguese

- inoportunRomanian

- чрезмерныйRussian

- prehnanýSlovak

- pretiranSlovenian

- preteranSerbian

- onödigSwedish

- มากเกินไปThai

- gereğinden çok, aşırıTurkish

- 過度的Chinese (Trad.)

- надмірнийUkrainian

- حد سے زيادہUrdu

- quá đángVietnamese

- 过分的Chinese (Simp.)

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