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undue
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)
- 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.
- That which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.
- (of a payment etc) Not owing or payable.
Derived terms
Translations
undue From the web:
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intemperate
English
Etymology
in- +? temperate
Adjective
intemperate (comparative more intemperate, superlative most intemperate)
- Lacking moderation, temper or control.
- intemperate language; intemperate zeal
- Bad week for: Jeremy Clarkson, who has become a hate figure in Malaysia after launching an intemperate attack on a Malaysian built car - The Week, 14 April 2007, 609, 4.
- Indulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:excessive
Translations
Verb
intemperate (third-person singular simple present intemperates, present participle intemperating, simple past and past participle intemperated)
- (obsolete, transitive) To disorder.
Anagrams
- impenetrate
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- what does intemperate disposition mean
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- what does intemperate lawyer mean
- what is intemperate habits
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