undue meaning and definition

UNDUE adjective

Definition of undue (adjective)

1. not yet payable
   • "an undue loan"
   • antonym: due
2. not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances
   • "undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force"
   • antonym: due
3. lacking justification or authorization
   • "desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom"
   • synonyms: unjustified, unwarranted
4. beyond normal limits
   • "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
   • synonyms: excessive, inordinate, unreasonable