Meaning

1 senses
  1. Undeservedly; in a way that is not warranted.

    The speaker unduly criticized his opponent and later apologized for this.

    незаслуженноnezasluženno, несправедли́воnespravedlívo

More definitions
  • to an undue degree

Examples

8 sentences
  1. We don't need to be unduly pessimistic about this.

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  2. I'm not unduly worried by it.

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  3. Tom shouldn't be unduly concerned.

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  4. Our neighbour is unduly curious, isn't she?

    ruНаша соседка излишне любопытна, тебе не кажется?

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  5. The king deemed it more righteous to impose a tax that was unduly low.

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Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
undeservedly; in a way that is not warranted:

Origin

From undue + -ly or un- + duly.

From undue + -ly or un- + duly.

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Forms

more unduly, most unduly
Comparativemore unduly Lesson
Superlativemost unduly

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedundue

See also

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