1. Describing how something is done in an excessive or unnecessary way: If anything is unduly carried out then it is performed out of proportion with what's reasonable or right.

If anyone is unduly regarded, then that person is not treated in the way that he or she deserves to be.

Tom's teacher was unduly harsh when she was scolding him for talking so loudly in class.

2. Etymology: from un-, "not" + duly, "rightly, properly."

Unduly can also mean "excessively." Worrying unduly about the future can be paralyzing; so, sometimes it's a good idea to take the days as they come.

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