What does unduly mean?
Definitions for unduly
ʌnˈdu li, -ˈdyu-un·du·ly
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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.
ChatGPT
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
We applaud President Trump's tweets supporting U.S. companies being able to sell products to China and opposing proposed regulations that would unduly curtail that ability, as we have discussed with the administration, sales of non-sensitive, commercial products to China drive semiconductor research and innovation, which is critical to America's economic strength and national security.
The Canadian economy is in pretty good shape despite this (fall in oil prices), we shouldn't be unduly pessimistic. Canada is doing well, we've created 1.2 million jobs, we're doing better than most other countries and Canadians should be reassured by that.
How do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values
Getting it right - securing better protection for consumers and markets while at the same time ensuring they don't make life unduly burdensome for business, from which everyone would ultimately be the loser - is a big undertaking. The Committee will want assurance from the FCA that it is up to the job.
Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger:
Proud BoysAs Rosenbaum can't argue self-defense against things Proud BoysAs Rosenbaum's not aware of, these other acts are strictly designed to attack the reputation of these individuals, it's designed to paint them in the worst possible light to prejudice them. Two of them can't defend themselves... because the defendant killed them. And it's unduly prejudicial to the jury to be told about any of those things.
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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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