What is the meaning of undue?

adjective

  • Not yet payable.
    • usage: "an undue loan"
  • Not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances.
    • usage: "undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force"
  • Lacking justification or authorization.
    • usage: "desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom"
  • Beyond normal limits.
    • usage: "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
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APAWordNet. (2010). undue. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/undue/definitions/1186496
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "undue" http://smartdefine.org/undue/definitions/1186496 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, undue, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/undue/definitions/1186496>.
MLAWordNet. "undue" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/undue/definitions/1186496>
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