undue

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undue

  • /ʌnˈdjuː/ UK
  • /ʌnˈduː/ US
  • /ʌnˈdjuː/ US

Sounds like undo (yod-dropping) · Rhymes with -uː

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From un- + due.

adjective more undue · most undue

  1. Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient. To individuals who despise killings in any form, death penalty is undue punishment.
  2. Which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.
  3. Not owing or payable.

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