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Americans are apt to be unduly interested in discovering what average opinion believes average opinion to be.
John Maynard Keynes

Meaning of "unduly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDULY

unduly  [ʌnˈdjuːlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDULY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unduly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES UNDULY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unduly in the English dictionary

The definition of unduly in the dictionary is immoderately; excessively. Other definition of unduly is in contradiction of moral or legal standards.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDULY


Beaulieu
ˈbjuːlɪ
coolie
ˈkuːlɪ
doolie
ˈduːlɪ
duly
ˈdjuːlɪ
guayule
ɡwəˈjuːlɪ
guly
ˈɡjuːlɪ
hooley
ˈhuːlɪ
Luthuli
luːˈtuːlɪ
mooli
ˈmuːlɪ
muhly
ˈmuːlɪ
muley
ˈmjuːlɪ
newly
ˈnjuːlɪ
puli
ˈpjuːlɪ
puly
ˈpuːlɪ
tabbouleh
təˈbuːlɪ
throughly
ˈθruːlɪ
Thule
ˈθjuːlɪ
truly
ˈtruːlɪ
unruly
ʌnˈruːlɪ
viewly
ˈvjuːlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDULY

undulance
undulancy
undulant
undulant fever
undular
undulate
undulate ray
undulately
undulating
undulatingly
undulation
undulationist
undulator
undulatory
undulled
undulous
unduplicated
undutiful
undutifully
undutifulness

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDULY

Fourth of July
July
masculy
nebuly
patchouly
raguly
ruly
sclerocauly
the Fourth of July
trituberculy
untruly
yours truly

Synonyms and antonyms of unduly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNDULY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unduly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unduly

Translation of «unduly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDULY

Find out the translation of unduly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unduly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unduly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

过分地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

excesivamente
570 millions of speakers

English

unduly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनावश्यक रूप से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا مبرر له
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

излишне
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

excessivamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অযথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

excessivement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terlalu banyak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

übermäßig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過度に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과도하게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không đúng luật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேவைக்கதிகமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनावश्यक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

haksız yere
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eccessivamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nienależnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зайво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în mod nejustificat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αχρεωστήτως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbehoorlik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

otillbörligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utilbørlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unduly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDULY»

The term «unduly» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.338 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDULY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unduly

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3 QUOTES WITH «UNDULY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unduly.
1
Jacques Delors
These days there are not enough of such intermediary groups, between the state and the individual, with the result that political leaders are often unduly guided by opinion polls.
2
John Maynard Keynes
Americans are apt to be unduly interested in discovering what average opinion believes average opinion to be.
3
Blake Mycoskie
Walk away from anyone who is unduly focused on vacation and compensation. It's a sign of potential trouble. No matter how talented you are, if you don't really want to work at TOMS, you'll never work out here.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDULY»

Discover the use of unduly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unduly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unduly Harsh and Unworkably Rigid: The Death Penalty in ...
This dissertation invites a reconsideration of vengeance, justice, and race in one southern state. The death penalty's history in North Carolina is one of anxieties and ambivalence as much as racism and vengeance.
Seth Kotch, 2009
2
Unduly Rough Play: A History of the Port Melbourne Football ...
Volume 2 of Terry Keenan's History of the Port Melbourne Football Club covering the years from 1918-1944.
Terry Keenan, 2006
3
Real World Justice: Grounds, Principles, Human Rights, and ...
As it stands, my view does not presuppose that the relatively affluent individuals are harming the global poor unduly. ... without having to endorse Pogge's view that they harm the global poor unduly by participating in the ongoing global order .
Andreas Føllesdal, Thomas Winfried Menko Pogge, 2006
4
Vinaya Texts Part II:
be a pure, guiltless Bhikkhu,if the Samgha pronounces expulsion against him, expulsion has been pronounced unduly. This, O Bhikkhus, is called a person against whom, if expulsion had not been pronounced before, and theSamgha ...
T.W. Rhys Davids And Herman Oldenberg, 2014
5
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Rules of evidence shall not be applied strictly, but the complaints examiner shall exclude irrelevant or unduly repetitious evidence. Information having a bearing on the complaint or employment policy or practices relevant to the complaint shall  ...
‎2006
6
The Real World of Democratic Theory
Roe the Court had declared that the right recognized in Roe “protects the woman from unduly burdensome interference with her freedom to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy.”35 This notion that state interference with a woman's right ...
Ian Shapiro, 2010
7
Is it Admissible?
As is near universal rule, the interrogation of a witness must not be repetitive or unduly harassing. State v. Johnson, 573 A.2d 1218, 21 Conn. App. 291 (1990). DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: After sufficient cross-examination has been allowed to  ...
Ashley S. Lipson, 1998
8
Work, Inc.: A Philosophical Inquiry
(1) whether unions unduly constrain an employer's liberty; (2) whether they unduly constrain the liberty of workers; and (3) whether they unduly constrain the liberty of society as a whole. Each of these questions involves allocation of power .
Edmund Byrne, 1992
9
Highway infrastructure stakeholders' views on time to ...
Appendix III Stakeholders with different primary interests or responsibilities typically had divergent views about aspects that unduly add time to environmental reviews. (See table 5.) Table 5: Frequency of Occurrences of Aspects That Unduly ...
United States, General Accounting Office, Congress, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House
10
Discovery in Federal and State Courts in Illinois
acts” and denied a motion to compel a response to the request because it was overly broad and burdensome. Unduly burdensome. Requests are unduly burdensome if they require a significant amount of work where the likely benefit is small.
‎2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDULY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unduly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pope Francis is unduly pessimistic about the world
Firstly, as is often the case with Pope Francis, his analysis of the economic state of the world is unduly pessimistic. It is correct to say that pollution leads to ... «Catholic Herald Online, Jun 15»
2
Corporal's wife who seduced soldier's son, 14, is jailed
"I referred the case to the Court Martial Appeal Court as being unduly lenient because the original sentence failed to fully reflect the degree of planning and the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Court changes security guard's 'unduly lenient' sentence for …
A security guard of a ghost estate, who attacked a woman unprovoked in her home, has been sentenced to two years in in prison following a finding by the Court ... «Irish Examiner, Mar 15»
4
Jim Boeheim: Penalty 'unduly harsh'
"This could not be further from the truth. This is far from a program where student-athletes freely committed academic fraud. I believe the penalty is unduly harsh." ... «ESPN, Mar 15»
5
Syracuse's Jim Boeheim Says Penalties Are 'Unduly Harsh'
In his first news conference since the N.C.A.A. penalized his program on March 6, Jim Boeheim, the men's basketball coach at Syracuse, took responsibility for ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
6
Iran oil supply concerns 'unduly bearish': Analyst
Concerns that a nuclear deal with Iran could end sanctions on that country and flood an oversupplied market with oil are "unduly bearish," the managing director ... «CNBC, Mar 15»
7
Suspension of whole sentence for attack on woman 'unduly lenient'
The Director of Public Prosecutions successfully argued in the Court of Appeal on Monday that Kilmartin's sentence was unduly lenient. The court will impose a ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
8
Sentence of man who raped wife's sister 'unduly lenient', court finds
The Court of Appeal has found that a wholly suspended seven year sentence imposed on a man for raping and indecently assaulting his wife's teenage sister ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
9
UNDULY LENIENT: Violent and manipulative rapist gets tougher jail …
THE sentence of a violent and manipulative rapist who attacked two women was 'unduly lenient', a court has found. The Court of Appeal quashed the original ... «Lancashire Telegraph, Mar 15»
10
Sentence for rapist father of Fiona Doyle 'unduly lenient', court rules
The DPP argued that suspending so much of his sentence because of his old age and ill-health was unduly lenient and the Court of Appeal today agreed. «BreakingNews.ie, Dec 14»

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