What does unduly mean?
Definitions for unduly
ʌnˈdu li, -ˈdyu-un·du·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word unduly.
Princeton's WordNet
undulyadverb
to an undue degree
"she was unduly pessimistic about her future"
Wiktionary
undulyadverb
Undeservedly, not warranted.
The speaker unduly criticized his opponent and later apologized for this.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Undulyadverb
Not properly; not according to duty.
Men unduely exercise their zeal against persons; not only against evil persons, but against those that are the most venerable. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.
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unduly
Unduly is an adverb that means excessively, overly, inappropriately, unnecessarily, or unjustifiably. It is usually used to describe something that is more than is reasonable, suitable, or proper in the situation.
Webster Dictionary
Undulyadverb
in an undue manner
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Unduly
un-dū′li, adv. not according to duty or propriety: improperly.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unduly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unduly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of unduly in a Sentence
If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.
Libya Campaign spokesman Nick Merrill:
Friday began with the printing of a story that was false, entities from the highest levels of two branches of government have now made that clear. … We want to ensure that appropriate procedures are followed as these emails are reviewed while not unduly delaying the release of her emails.
We are determined to put right the wrongs of the past, where the people of this land were treated unfairly and the environment unduly polluted and degraded, the cleanup of this land will require change on the part of all those who deal with the Niger Delta environment - particularly the oil companies and our communities.
We hope that a good bill gets to my desk, i'm very empathetic with the nurses on unduly burdening them so they can't be proficient in their work and so I just hope this gets resolved in a way that we have serious legislation.
She did not send nor receive any emails that were marked classified at the time, we want to ensure that appropriate procedures are followed as these emails are reviewed while not unduly delaying the release of her emails. We want that to happen as quickly and as transparently as possible.
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- بلا داعArabic
- indegudamentCatalan, Valencian
- nepřiměřeněCzech
- uretmæssigtDanish
- übermäßigGerman
- υπερβολικάGreek
- maljusteEsperanto
- indebidamenteSpanish
- بی جهتPersian
- liiallisesti, kohtuuttomasti, aiheettomastiFinnish
- indumentFrench
- go míchuíIrish
- लहरों सेHindi
- jogtalanulHungarian
- terlaluIndonesian
- indebitamenteItalian
- בצורה מוגזמתHebrew
- 不当にJapanese
- ಅನಗತ್ಯವಾಗಿKannada
- ten onrechteDutch
- urettmessigNorwegian
- nadmierniePolish
- indevidamentePortuguese
- în mod nejustificatRomanian
- незаслуженно, несправедливоRussian
- neopravdano, nezasluženoSerbo-Croatian
- oskäligt, onödigt, orättmätigt, otillbörligt, oberättigatSwedish
- అనవసరంగాTelugu
- เกินควรThai
- gereksiz yereTurkish
- надмірноUkrainian
- quá mứcVietnamese
- undulyYiddish
- 过分地Chinese
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