as in overly
beyond a normal or acceptable limit
unduly upset by the slight delay of our departure
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The market was unduly harsh to software companies with big cash flow but also high price-to earnings ratios.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Key hair artist and hair department head, Frédérique Arguello, has been saying publicly that she was unduly passed over for Scarselli, her assistant, who took over as a key hair artist for 15 days at the end of the shoot, notably on Elizabeth’s and Sue’s (Margaret Qualley) final form.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
Weinstein argued that prosecutors unduly delayed charging him.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Critics charge that the system is inefficient, unduly costly, and that universities can fund these efforts through other means.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Key hair artist and hair department head, Frédérique Arguello, has been saying publicly that she was unduly passed over for Scarselli, her assistant, who took over as a key hair artist for 15 days at the end of the shoot, notably on Elizabeth’s and Sue’s (Margaret Qualley) final form.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
Weinstein argued that prosecutors unduly delayed charging him.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Critics charge that the system is inefficient, unduly costly, and that universities can fund these efforts through other means.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Unduly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unduly. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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