undue English

Meaning undue meaning

What does undue mean?

undue

— adjective not yet payable an undue loan

— adjective not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances undue influence I didn't want to show undue excitement accused of using undue force

— adjective (= unwarranted) lacking justification or authorization desire for undue private profit unwarranted limitations of personal freedom

— adjective (= excessive, inordinate, unreasonable) beyond normal limits excessive charges a book of inordinate length his dress stops just short of undue elegance unreasonable demands

Synonyms undue synonyms

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Topics undue topics

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States Quality Good Right, proper

Wrong, unsuitable

• What words describe something that is unsuitable?
  improper ill-suited ill-timed inadmissible inapt incongruous incorrect indecent indelicate malapropos presumptuous unacceptable unapt unbecoming unbefitting undue unfit unfitting unsuited to untimely untoward

Examples undue examples

How do I use undue in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Jealousy is the undue concern about the preservation of that which can only be lost if not worth keeping.

Movie subtitles

Any undue strain on your part might easily prove fatal.

The fact that he was a good friend of yours, was not of undue influence upon you?

There seems to be undue haste in this case.

However. I want it strictly understood that there'll be no undue shouting or cheering. or drunken talk when I pull that lever. on account of it offends the dignity of the occasion.

Our caravans must be able to proceed without undue molestation.

What do you mean, undue molestation?

I want to warn the spectators that the court will not tolerate any undue disturbance at any time.

Well, without any undue modesty, yes!

WHILE THERE'S NO UNDUE CAUSE FOR CONCERN THERE IS CERTAINLY NO ROOM FOR COMPLACENCY.

Our instruments report nothing except some undue transporter activity and.

Withoutwishing in any senseto overstate the case orcause undue alarm,nevertheless, the fact remains.

Absolutely. - No undue influence.

Mr. Okona, you were welcomed aboard without undue investigation.

No undue excitation of any kind.

But if you go just a little bit further, you get hit with Article of War 99, undue familiarity toward a superior officer.

NOT GIVEN TO UNDUE ANXIETY OF FEARS OR FOR THAT MATTER EVEN THE MOST TEMPORAL FLIGHTS OF FANCY.

I hoped that it caused no undue alarm to the people of that area.

One thing Dr. Carroll said was Russell was to have no undue excitement for at least two weeks because of his condition. - But.

It comes down to an undue emphasis.

You see, Officer Anderson, who issued the ticket to your friend is complaining that the Air Force has exercised undue influence.

Captain Kirk speaks somewhat figuratively and with undue emotion.

While there's no undue cause for concern There is certainly no room for complacency. Ha, ha, ha, he, he, he.

You caused us undue alarm.

The spring often causes undue excitement.

Withoutwishing in any senseto overstate the case orcause undue alarm,nevertheless, the fact remains. Come on!

There's no reason for undue concern.

No undue influence.

Young women have been prevented from acting with undue haste because they no longer felt that they were alone.

Undue haste is one thing, vulgar bad manners another.

I heard that you treat them with undue familiarity here.

I don't want any undue trouble with Senor Manolo Cervantes.

He did not show undue fear.

I hope my demise didn't cause you any undue distress.

The preparations required for fast-tracking the case place an undue burden on both parties, I believe.

To give them undue credit is immodest and impertinent.

It also enhances the appearance of the wearer. without drawing undue attention to itself.

We're also faced with undue influence.

Mr. Shiplett, It remains true, does it not, that If you suspected Ms. Flood of having any undue influence you, as a good and honorable attorney, would have refused to execute any changes in the will which cause my client to inherit. True?

Do you agree that Capt. Cragen's personal friendship with Jill Foster's father. caused him to place undue pressure on you to cut a deal with Kanick?

News and current affairs

Implementing liquidity provision policies like those advocated by Bagehot would prevent bank panics without the incentive for undue risk-taking associated with deposit insurance.

Their most telling complaint is that too little is known about how quantitative easing works, and that the Fed is therefore taking undue risks with the global financial system to achieve a modest juicing of the US economy.

Properly designed and executed, institutional reform could also increase BCB accountability to society at large while guarding against undue political influence and lobbying by the big banks.

In fact, Western political and economic structures are, in some ways, specifically designed to resist deep and rapid change, if only to prevent temporary and reversible fluctuations from having an undue influence on underlying systems.

As a result, some European industries got undue protection, while others were squeezed out of the market.

We are emerging from a period when companies, under pressure to meet shareholder expectations, favored profitability and growth, even if it meant taking undue risks and losing public confidence.

Americans are right to point out that Europeans spend an undue amount of time consulting among themselves, and then come up with very little.

This simply reflects the reality of monetary-policy interdependence: if the US Federal Reserve's policy of so-called quantitative easing weakens the dollar, others have to respond to prevent undue appreciation of their currencies.

In Iraq, since the fall of Baghdad on April 9, 2003, Damascus has shown undue nostalgia for the old system.

Its calls for more reforms, its belief in Taiwan, and the urgency of its appeal to defend the island against undue influence from China have now captured the allegiance of a small majority of the population.

Moreover, unlike direct compensation schemes, a tissue tax does not exert undue influence on individuals or groups to donate tissue.

This would have discouraged undue investment in some sectors, reduced non-performing loans, and contained excessive leverage in the corporate sector, while avoiding the mispricing of commodities.

The Fund can help to prevent future crisis of this kind, but only if it first prevents undue influence on its capacity to scrutinize, and if necessary criticize, influential countries' policies and regulations.

But the plan was rejected, with member states - particularly those with the fewest refugees - claiming that it represented an undue interference in domestic affairs.

Americans are right to point out that Europeans spend an undue amount of time consulting among themselves, and then come up with very little. Most of the time, they agree only to try to put the brakes on firm action.

Bolder pensioners, desperate to generate higher returns, may take undue risks - for example, investing in junk bonds - that could jeopardize their nest eggs.

Many argue that regulations protect small domestic firms against undue competition from large foreign firms.