UNDUE


Meaning of UNDUE in English

“+ adjective

Etymology: Middle English undewe, undue, from un- (I) + dewe, due due — more at due

1. : not due : not yet payable

an undue debt

an undue bond

2.

a. : unsuited to the time, place, or occasion : improper , inappropriate , inopportune

undue behavior

b. : exceeding or violating propriety or fitness : excessive , immoderate , unwarranted

desire for undue private profit — T.W.Arnold

his sartorial equipment stops just short of undue elegance — Philip Hamburger

3. archaic : contrary to justice, right, or law : unlawful

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.