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unduly

[uhn-doo-lee, -dyoo-]

adverb

  1. excessively.

    unduly worried.

  2. in an inappropriate, unjustifiable, or improper manner.

    unduly critical.



unduly

/ ʌˈːɪ /

adverb

  1. immoderately; excessively

  2. in contradiction of moral or legal standards

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unduly1

First recorded in 1350–1400, unduly is from the Middle English word undewely. See undue, -ly
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Two MPs have called for a review into "unduly lenient" sentences given to two teenagers convicted of killing an 80-year-old man at a park.

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Under federal law, the requirements must address a specific risk posed by a drug and cannot be “unduly burdensome” on patients, and the new application to mifepristone “fails to meet that standard,” Bonta said.

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Republican elected officials across these states make strikingly similar arguments: They say the initiative process is susceptible to fraud and unduly influenced by out-of-state money.

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But, the tribunal considered that a longer period of suspension would be unduly punitive, especially taking into account the period that Dr Dixon had already been the subject of fitness to practise proceedings.

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Wada ultimately entered into negotiations with Sinner's legal team having come to the conclusion a ban of that length would constitute an "unduly harsh sanction."

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