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unduly

adv
/ʌnˈdjuːli/

Etymology

From undue + -ly or un- + duly.

  1. derived from dēbeō — “to owe”
  2. derived from deu
  3. derived from dewe
  4. prefixed as undue — “un + due”
  5. formed as unduly — “undue + -ly”

Definitions

  1. Undeservedly

    Undeservedly; in a way that is not warranted.

    • The speaker unduly criticized his opponent and later apologized for this.
    • The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.”

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for unduly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA