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undue [ʌnˈdjuː] adj
1. excessive or unwarranted 2. unjust, improper, or illegal 3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (of a debt, bond, etc.) not yet payable Usage: The use of unduein sentences such as there is no cause for undue alarm is redundant and should be avoided ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
undue adjective excessive, too much, inappropriate, extreme, unnecessary, extravagant, needless, unsuitable, improper, too great, disproportionate, unjustified, unwarranted, unseemly, inordinate, undeserved, intemperate, uncalled-for, overmuch, immoderate It might give them undue influence over the coming negotiations. due, necessary, appropriate, justified, fitting, suitable, proper Translations undue undue [ʌnˈdjuː] adj → eccessivo/a undue [ʌnˈdjuː] adj → eccessivo/a adj undue [anˈdjuː] too great; more than is necessary You show undue caution in distrusting him. te veel, meer as nodig مُفْرِط прекален přílišný; přehnaný overdreven übertrieben υπερβολικός, υπέρμετρος indebido; excesivo liigne, ülepaisutatud بیش از حد kohtuuton indu מוּפרָז अनुचित, अनावश्यक prekomjeran túlságos, túlzott óhóflegur eccessivo 過度の 과도한 nereikalingas, perdėtas nevajadzīgs; pārāk liels berlebih-lebih buitensporig overdrevet, unødig, unødvendig zbytni excessivo inoportun чрезмерный prehnaný pretiran preteran onödig ไม่เหมาะสม gereğinden çok, aşırı 過度的 надмірний حد سے زيادہ quá đáng 过分的 adv unˈduly You were unduly severe with the child. te erg, te veel بصورَةٍ غَيْر لائِقَه прекалено přespříliš urimeligt übermäßig υπερβολικά indebidamente; excesivamente liigselt, liiga, ülemäära بطور بیش از حد kohtuuttoman indûment יוֹתֵר מִדַי अनुचित रूप से pretjerano túlságosan óhóflega eccessivamente 過度に 지나치게 be reikalo, perdėm nevajadzīgi; pārāk terlampau uitermate unødvendig, urimelig nadmiernie excessivamente pe nedrept чрезмерно prehnane pretirano preterano onödigt อย่างมากเกินไป gereksiz yere, aşırı derecede 過度地 надмірно غير ضروري طور پر quá đáng 过分地 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Geniuses are rare and, without being at all an undue praiser of times past, one can say without hesitation that until the appearance of Hugh Lofting, the successor of Miss Yonge, Mrs. She had decided that it would be best to mention Dick Moore occasionally as an accepted fact, and not give undue morbidness to the subject by avoiding it. Nor does it unfrequently occur, that Nantucket captains will send a son of such tender age away from them, for a protracted three or four years' voyage in some other ship than their own; so that their first knowledge of a whaleman's career shall be unenervated by any chance display of a father's natural but untimely partiality, or undue apprehensiveness and concern. |
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