Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undue

/ʌnˈduː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: un-due
IPA: /ʌnˈduː/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.

adj

Which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.

adj

Not owing or payable.

Example Sentences

"To individuals who despise killings in any form, death penalty is undue punishment."
"But even if they don’t announce themselves on the cover of the Times business section, groups of millionaires exercise undue influence on every aspect of American life every day."

Etymology

From un- + due.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʌnˈduː/
British English: /ʌnˈdjuː/

Inflected Forms

more undue (comparative) most undue (superlative)

Derived Forms

undueful undueness unduly

Phrases

undue enrichment undue influence

Synonyms

immoderate unrestrained devilish excessive horrendous de trop extravagant extreme intemperate lavish nimious obscene

Homonyms

undo (yod-dropping) undo

Rhymes With

to you do who to-do new two too through few true due

Questions

How do you pronounce undue?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈduː/.
What does undue mean?: Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
Where does undue come from?: From un- + due.

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