undue

[uhn-doo, -dyoo]

adjective

1. unwarranted; excessive.

   undue haste.

2. inappropriate; unjustifiable; improper.

   undue influence.

3. not owed or currently payable.

undue

/ ʌnˈdjuː /

adjective

1. excessive or unwarranted

2. unjust, improper, or illegal

3. (of a debt, bond, etc) not yet payable

Usage

The use of undue in sentences such as there is no cause for undue alarm is redundant and should be avoided

Word History and Origins

Origin of undue¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, undue is from the Middle English word undewe. See un- ¹, due

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, Newsom on Thursday signed a pair of bills that he said will protect elections from undue influence.

From Los Angeles Times

While Jones said her characters’ experiences of shouldering undue responsibility and feeling trapped are foreign to her, she says she likes to jump in feet first when she’s met with a challenge.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Westcarr added that the family would seek an urgent review of the sentence on the grounds of "undue leniency".

From BBC

The HCC keeps the door cracked open by saying the Olympic organizing committee could request the IOC to consider “undue hardship … which could not reasonably have been foreseen.”

From Los Angeles Times

The union said in a statement on Friday that it had requested that Hajdu not intervene and, instead, allow "the parties to reach a resolution through free and fair negotiations, without undue interference".

From BBC

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• unconscionable 
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• unjust 
• unjustifiable 
• unjustified 
• unreasonable 
• unseemly 
• untimely 
• unwarranted