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单词 undue
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undue

adjective

un·​due ˌən-ˈdü How to pronounce undue (audio)
-ˈdyü
1
: not due : not yet payable
2
: exceeding or violating propriety or fitness : excessive
undue force

Synonyms

  • baroque
  • devilish
  • excessive
  • exorbitant
  • extravagant
  • extreme
  • fancy
  • immoderate
  • inordinate
  • insane
  • intolerable
  • lavish
  • overdue
  • overextravagant
  • overmuch
  • overweening
  • plethoric
  • steep
  • stiff
  • towering
  • unconscionable
  • unmerciful
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Example Sentences

These requirements shouldn't cause you any undue hardship. His writing is elegant without calling undue attention to itself.
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

undue

adjective

un·​due ˌən-ˈdü, -ˈdyü How to pronounce undue (audio)
1
: not due : not yet payable
an undue bill
2
: exceeding or violating propriety or fitness
would impose undue hardship on the debtors
such a requirement would place an undue burden on employers

undue

adjective

as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount try to avoid undue delay responding to e-mails

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • excessive
  • extreme
  • steep
  • insane
  • inordinate
  • extravagant
  • infinite
  • endless
  • lavish
  • exorbitant
  • immoderate
  • intolerable
  • overweening
  • overmuch
  • unconscionable
  • unbearable
  • baroque
  • fancy
  • plethoric
  • unwarranted
  • unmerciful
  • inappropriate
  • improper
  • overdue
  • a bit much
  • devilish
  • towering
  • stiff
  • immeasurable
  • overextravagant
  • unjustifiable
  • boundless
  • over the top
  • limitless
  • unseemly
  • unrestrained
  • thick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • reasonable
  • moderate
  • insufficient
  • inadequate
  • modest
  • minimal
  • minimum
  • deficient
  • middling
  • temperate
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