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UNDULY
unduly
(adverb) to an undue degree; “she was unduly pessimistic about her future”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
unduly (comparative more unduly, superlative most unduly)
Undeservedly; in a way that is not warranted.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*du"ly, adv.
Definition: In an undue manner.
UNDUE
Un*due", a.
1. Not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond.
2. Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding. Bacon.
3. Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty; disproportioned; excessive; immoderate; inordinate; as, an undue attachment to forms; an undue rigor in the execution of law. Undue influence (Law), any improper or wrongful constraint, machination, or urgency of persuasion, by which one's will is overcome and he is induced to do or forbear an act which he would not do, or would do, if left to act freely. Abbott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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