unduly
Adverb
- To an excessive, inappropriate, or unwarranted degree.
- to an undue degree
- "she was unduly pessimistic about her future"
Adv
- Undeservedly; in a way that is not warranted.
Examples
- He was unduly confident after scoring a triple-word ’QUIZ’, but the game wasn’t over.
- The speaker unduly criticized his opponent and later apologized for this.
Origin / Etymology
From undue + -ly or un- + duly.
Scrabble Score: 10
unduly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordunduly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unduly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
unduly: valid Words With Friends Word