different between inordinate vs undue

English

Etymology

From Latin inordinatus (“not arranged, disordered, irregular”), from in- + ordinatus, past participle of ordinare (“to arrange, order”); see ordinate, order.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n???d?n?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n???dn??t/

Adjective

inordinate (comparative more inordinate, superlative most inordinate)

1. Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:excessive

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Further reading

• inordinate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• inordinate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Latin

Adjective

in?rdin?te

1. vocative masculine singular of in?rdin?tus

References

• inordinate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• inordinate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From un- +? due

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?dju?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?du?/, /?n?dju?/
• Rhymes: -u?
• Homophone: undo (with yod dropping)

Adjective

undue (comparative more undue, superlative most undue)

1. Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.

   To individuals who despise killings in any form, death penalty is undue punishment.

   • 2016 January 17, "Wealthy cabals run America," Al Jazeera America (retrieved 18 January 2016):

     But even if they don’t announce themselves on the cover of the Times business section, groups of millionaires exercise undue influence on every aspect of American life every day.

2. That which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.
3. (of a payment etc) Not owing or payable.

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