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   just

   /dʒʌst/

   adjective

   • 1. based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair: "a just and democratic society" Similar fairfair-mindedequitableeven-handedimpartialunbiasedobjectiveneutraldisinterestedunprejudicedopen-mindednon-partisannon-discriminatoryanti-discriminationhonourableuprightupstandingdecenthonestrighteousethicalmoralvirtuousprincipledfull of integritygoodright-mindedstraightreasonablescrupuloustrustworthyincorruptibletruthfulsincereinformal:squareOpposite unjustunfair
   • ▪ (of treatment) deserved or appropriate in the circumstances: "we all get our just deserts" Similar deservedwell deservedwell earnedmeritedearnedrightfuldueproperfittingappropriateaptsuitablebefittingformal:condignarchaic:meetOpposite undeserved
   • ▪ (of an opinion or appraisal) well founded; justifiable: "these simplistic approaches have been the subject of just criticism" Similar validsoundwell foundedwell groundedjustifiedjustifiablewarrantedwarrantabledefensibledefendablelegitimatereasonablelogicalrare:vindicableOpposite unfairwrongful

   adverb

   • 1. exactly: "that's just what I need" Similar exactlypreciselyabsolutelycompletelytotallyentirelyperfectlyutterlywhollythoroughlyaltogetherin every wayin every respectin all respectsquiteinformal:down to the groundto a Tbang ondeadon the money
   • ▪ exactly or almost exactly at this or that moment: "she's just coming"
   • 2. very recently; in the immediate past: "I've just seen the local paper" Similar a moment agoa second agoa short time agovery recentlynot long agolatelyonly now
   • 3. barely; by a little: "inflation fell to just over 4 per cent" Similar by a narrow marginnarrowlyonly justby inchesby a hair's breadthby the narrowest of marginsbarelyscarcelyhardlyinformal:by the skin of one's teethby a whisker
   • 4. simply; only; no more than: "just a bad day in the office" Similar onlymerelysimplybutnothing butno more thanat bestat mostaloneto the exclusion of everyone/everything elseand no one elseand nothing elsenobbutinformal:sommer
   • ▪ really; absolutely (used for emphasis): "they're just great" Similar reallyabsolutelycompletelyentirelytotallyaltogetherpositivelyquiteone hundred per centindeedtruly
   • ▪ used as a polite formula for giving permission or making a request: "just help yourselves"
   • ▪ possibly (used to indicate a slight chance of something happening or being true): "it might just help"
   • 5. expressing agreement: "‘Simon really messed things up.’ ‘Didn't he just?’"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin justus, from jus ‘law, right’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. justness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   1. a. : having a basis in or conforming to fact or reason : reasonable. had just reason to believe he was in danger. b. : conforming to a standard of correctness : proper. just proportions. c. archaic : faithful to an original. 2. a (1) : acting or being in conformity with what is morally upright or good : righteous. a just war. (2)

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the word just in English with examples and grammar explanations. Just can be an adverb, adjective or noun with different functions and meanings.

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   When something is morally and ethically sound, it's just. If you are a just teacher, you won't give your student an F just because his mother is rude to you. Just might remind you of the word justice. When we describe a person, a rule, or a war as just, we mean that whatever has been done has been done for good reasons, and is fair to all sides.

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   You use just to say that something happened a very short time ago, or is starting to happen at the present time. For example, if you say that someone has just arrived, you mean that they arrived a very short time ago.

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   Just definition: guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness. See examples of JUST used in a sentence.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the adverb just in different contexts and sentences. Find out how to use just to express exactness, nothing more than, recentness, emphasis, contrast, and more.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › justJust Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   adjective. juster, justest. Honorable and fair in one's dealings and actions. A just ruler. American Heritage. Right or fair; equitable; impartial. A just decision. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Righteous; upright. A just man. Webster's New World. Properly due or merited. Just deserts. American Heritage. Deserved; merited. Just praise.