Undue

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Exceeding what is appropriate or normal; excessive: "I was grateful, without showing undue excitement” ( Katherine Mansfield).
  • adj. Not just, proper, or legal: undue use of force.
  • adj. Not yet payable or due: an undue loan.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
  • adj. That which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.
  • adj. Not owing or payable.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not due; not yet owing.
  • adj. Not right; not lawful or legal; improper.
  • adj. Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty; disproportioned; excessive; immoderate; inordinate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not due; not yet demandable by right; not yet owing: as, a debt, note, or bond undue.
  • Not right; not lawful; improper; unworthy: as, an undue proceeding.
  • Erring by excess; excessive; inordinate; disproportioned: as, an undue regard to the externals of religion; an undue attachment to forms; an undue rigor in the execution of law.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances
  • adj. not yet payable
  • adj. lacking justification or authorization
  • adj. beyond normal limits
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