undue
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 5
/ʌnˈdjuː/
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/ʌnˈdjuː/ · /ʌnˈduː/(US) · /ʌnˈdjuː/(US)
Definition of undue
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
“To individuals who despise killings in any form, death penalty is undue punishment.”
“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.”
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adj
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Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
“To individuals who despise killings in any form, death penalty is undue punishment.”
“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.”
- Which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.
- Not owing or payable.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From un- + due.
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