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   just

   /jəst/

   adjective

   • 1. based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair: "a just and democratic society" Similar fairfair-mindedequitableeven-handedimpartialunbiasedobjectiveneutraldisinterestedunprejudicedopen-mindednonpartisannondiscriminatoryanti-discriminationhonorableuprightupstandingdecenthonestrighteousethicalmoralvirtuousprincipledfull 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 percent" 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: "they were just interested in making money" 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 percentindeedtruly
   • ▪ 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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   JUST definition: 1. now, very soon, or very recently: 2. a very short time ago: 3. at the present time: . Learn more.

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   JUST meaning: 1. now, very soon, or very recently: 2. a very short time ago: 3. at the present time: . Learn more.

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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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   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 means "fair." 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.

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   Definition of just adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › justjust | meaning of just in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    Just what do you think you’re trying to do? just on British English It’s just on three o’clock. Just then (= exactly at that moment), Mrs Robovitch appeared at the bedroom door. Just as (= at the exact moment when) I opened the door, the telephone started to ring.

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    Definition of just adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.