Antonyms for unduly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uhn-doo-lee, -dyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈdu li, -ˈdyu-


Definition of unduly

Origin :
  • late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + duly.
  • adv excessively
Example sentences :
  • He was convinced by what she told him that both Lloyd and her mother were unduly alarmed.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • He will not be puffed up by success, or unduly depressed by failure.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • Meantime, he counselled the public to be not unduly alarmed.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The digestive organs are weakened by illness, and should not be unduly taxed.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • Of course, my dear sir, you understand that I am not unduly curious.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • When he spoke, it was with no trace of consciousness that the question had been unduly intimate.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • Some of its votaries, on the other hand, are inclined to exalt it unduly.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Study of History » by Charles V. Langlois
  • This course has led to legislation which unduly interferes with liberty.
  • Extract from : « Six Letters From the Colonies » by Robert Seaton
  • I fear that trying to be conversational I have only managed to be unduly discursive.
  • Extract from : « Notes on My Books » by Joseph Conrad
  • There was nothing now to hurry them unduly, and everything to invite caution.
  • Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman

Synonyms for unduly

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