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just ¹  (jst)

adj.

1. Honorable and fair in one's dealings and actions: a just ruler. See Synonyms at fair¹.

2. Consistent with what is morally right; righteous: a just cause.

3. Properly due or merited: just deserts.

4. Law Valid within the law; lawful: just claims.

5. Suitable or proper in nature; fitting: a just touch of solemnity.

6. Based on fact or sound reason; well-founded: a just appraisal.

adv. (jst, jst; jst when stressed)

1. Precisely; exactly: just enough salt.

2. Only a moment ago: He just arrived.

3. By a narrow margin; barely: just missed being hit; just caught the bus before it pulled away.

4. At a little distance: just down the road.

5. Merely; only: just a scratch.

6. Simply; certainly: It's just beautiful!

7. Perhaps; possibly: I just may go.

Idioms:

just about

Almost; very nearly: This job is just about done.

just now

Only a moment ago.

just the same

Nevertheless.

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[Middle English juste, from Old French, from Latin istus; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]

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justly adv.

justness n.

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just ²  (jst)

n. & v.

Variant of joust.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

just about - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" close to, more or less, or so, roughly, some, about, approximately, around