Definition of undue
- undue force
These requirements shouldn't cause you any undue hardship.
His writing is elegant without calling undue attention to itself.
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14th century
devilish, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fancy, immoderate, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, unmerciful;
boundless, endless, immeasurable, infinite, limitless;
unbearable, unjustifiable, unwarranted;
a bit much, over the top;
: more than is reasonable or necessary
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