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Definitions for unduly
ʌnˈdu li, -ˈdyu-un·du·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. undulyadverb

    to an undue degree

    "she was unduly pessimistic about her future"

Wiktionary

  1. undulyadverb

    Undeservedly, not warranted.

    The speaker unduly criticized his opponent and later apologized for this.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Undulyadverb

    in an undue manner

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unduly

    un-dū′li, adv. not according to duty or propriety: improperly.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unduly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unduly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of unduly in a Sentence

  1. Nick Merrill:

    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.

  2. Peter Dutton:

    But we are not going to allow university students to be unduly influenced, we are not going to allow theft of intellectual property, and we are not going to allow our government bodies or non-government bodies to be hacked into.

  3. Phil Weiser:

    Excessive and unnecessary force can happen when situations could have been handled in cooler manner but is unnecessarily and unduly escalated. One way it happens, someone shows up and the way they present is in a way that raises the temperature, this situation could've involved no force but ends up involving significant force. That's unnecessary, excessive. Lots of situations weren't criminal, just problematic policing.

  4. Peter Dutton:

    We have a very important trading relationship with China – incredibly important, but we are not going to allow university students to be unduly influenced, we are not going to allow theft of intellectual property, and we are not going to allow our government bodies or non-government bodies to be hacked into.

  5. Jay Inslee:

    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.

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