Undue Definition

undue
adjective
  1. not yet payable; "an undue loan"
  2. not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances; "undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force"
  3. lacking justification or authorization; "desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom"
  4. beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"

Words that rhyme with undue

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