Unduly
[ʌn'djuːlɪ]
Definition
(adv.) to an undue degree; 'she was unduly pessimistic about her future'.
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Definition
(adv.) In an undue manner.
Checker: Nellie
Definition
adv. not according to duty or propriety: improperly.
Edited by Carmella
Examples
- Some authorities appear to favour the Cro-Magnards unduly and to dismiss the Grimaldi people with as little as possible of the record. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Venn's heart sank within him, though it had not risen unduly high. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- If its expression is unduly blocked, inclination shows itself in uneasiness and intense craving. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- But justification is found in the fact that such emphasis is a means of getting us away from an unduly scholastic and formal notion of education. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The philosophy of learning has been unduly dominated by a false psychology. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Even Mrs. Archer, who was seldom unduly pleased with human events, had been altogether glad of her son's engagement. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The poor creature has met her death by a dreadful end, and I don't want your ladyship to think, now she's gone, that I was unduly hard on her. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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