1
: not due : not yet payable
2
: exceeding or violating propriety or fitness : excessive
undue force
Examples of undue in a Sentence
These requirements shouldn't cause you any undue hardship.
His writing is elegant without calling undue attention to itself.
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So are the hurdles of getting the water out and puzzling over who owns it, who uses it and how to extract it without undue harm to nature.
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However, critics contend that such fraud is rare, and that these measures place undue burdens on voters, potentially infringing on their right to vote.
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
It’s always conducted in the blind, with protocols employed to avoid any undue influence, from pay-to-play to palate fatigue.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
So are the hurdles of getting the water out and puzzling over who owns it, who uses it and how to extract it without undue harm to nature.
—Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
However, critics contend that such fraud is rare, and that these measures place undue burdens on voters, potentially infringing on their right to vote.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Undue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undue. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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undue
adjective
un·due
ˌən-ˈd(y)ü 
1
: not due
2
: excessive
undue profit
Legal Definition
undue
adjective
un·due
ˌən-ˈdü, -ˈdyü
1
: not due : not yet payable
an undue bill
2
: exceeding or violating propriety or fitness
would impose undue hardship on the debtors
such a requirement would place an undue burden on employers
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