[
UK
/ʌndjˈuː/
]
[ US /ənˈdu/ ]
[ US /ənˈdu/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
not yet payable
an undue loan -
not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances
undue influence
accused of using undue force
I didn't want to show undue excitement -
beyond normal limits
excessive charges
a book of inordinate length
his dress stops just short of undue elegance
unreasonable demands -
lacking justification or authorization
desire for undue private profit
unwarranted limitations of personal freedom
How To Use undue In A Sentence
- In this case it may be possible to remove it without undue risk. Times, Sunday Times
- He remains strong in the polls as Canada has suffered less from the worldwide Quebec, with 23% of the national population, its distinctive French-language ( "francophone") culture, angered the western provinces by wielding undue influence on the Federal Government and its repeated threats to national unity. Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
- The kick should be taken without undue delay .
- But our relationship should be one of mature partnership not one of undue deference.
- Companies do not want any undue fuss. Times, Sunday Times
- In Vancouver, Wash., about 700 people demonstrated against what they described as undue influence by corporations in American life. Breaking News: CBS News
- The US legal system is highly politicised and thus vulnerable to undue influence from wealthy business and individuals. Times, Sunday Times
- Undue brevity degenerates into mere epigrammatism. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American
- Undue delays have been caused by people not doing their jobs properly.
- But the Bench refused to stay the proceedings after Jordan had contended he had been prejudiced by undue, unconscionable and inordinate delay since the raid two years ago.