JUST

fair, just

(adjective) free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules; “a fair referee”; “fair deal”; “on a fair footing”; “a fair fight”; “by fair means or foul”

equitable, just

(adjective) fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience; “equitable treatment of all citizens”; “an equitable distribution of gifts among the children”

just

(adjective) used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; “a just and lasting peace”- A.Lincoln; “a kind and just man”; “a just reward”; “his just inheritance”

good, just, upright

(adjective) of moral excellence; “a genuinely good person”; “a just cause”; “an upright and respectable man”

barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarce

(adverb) only a very short time before; “we hardly knew them”; “had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open”; “would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave”- W.B.Yeats

barely, just

(adverb) by a little; “I only just caught the bus”; “he finished the marathon in just under 3 hours”; “it was barely 5 a.m.”; “the network has barely 5 percent of viewers”; “the batter just missed being hit”

just

(adverb) exactly at this moment or the moment described; “we’ve just finished painting the walls, so don’t touch them”

merely, simply, just, only, but

(adverb) and nothing more; “I was merely asking”; “it is simply a matter of time”; “just a scratch”; “he was only a child”; “hopes that last but a moment”

just, just now

(adverb) only a moment ago; “he has just arrived”; “the sun just now came out”

precisely, exactly, just, properly

(adverb) indicating exactness or preciseness; “he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do”; “it was just as he said--the jewel was gone”; “it has just enough salt”; “Properly speaking, all true work is religion.”--Thomas Carlyle

just, simply

(adverb) (used for emphasis) absolutely; “I just can’t take it anymore”; “he was just grand as Romeo”; “it’s simply beautiful!”

just

(adverb) possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true); “it might just happen”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

just (comparative juster or more just, superlative justest or most just)

Factually right, correct; factual.

Rationally right, correct.

Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.

Proper, adequate.

Synonyms

• right, correct

• righteous, equitable

• proper, adequate

Antonyms

• unjust

Adverb

just (not comparable)

Only, simply, merely.

(sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.

Used to convey a less serious or formal tone

Used to show humility.

(degree) absolutely, positively

Moments ago, recently.

By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.

Exactly, precisely, perfectly.

Synonyms

• (only): merely, simply; see also merely

• (recently): freshly, lately, newly

• (by a narrow margin): barely, hardly, scarcely; see also slightly

• (exactly): on the dot, smack-dab; see also exactly

Interjection

just

(slang) Expressing dismay or discontent.

Etymology 2

Noun

just (plural justs)

A joust, tournament.

Verb

just (third-person singular simple present justs, present participle justing, simple past and past participle justed)

To joust, fight a tournament.

Anagrams

• UJTs, juts

Source: Wiktionary

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Just, a. Etym: [F. juste, L. justus, fr. jus right, law, justice; orig., that which is fitting; akin to Skr. yu to join. Cf. Injury, Judge, Jury, Giusto.]

1. Conforming or conformable to rectitude or justice; not doing wrong to any; violating no right or obligation; upright; righteous; honest; true; -- said both of persons and things. "O just but severe law!" Shak. There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. Eccl. vii. 20. Just balances, just weights, . . . shall ye have. Lev. xix. 36. How should man be just with God Job ix. 2. We know your grace to be a man. Just and upright. Shak.

2. Not transgressing the requirement of truth and propriety; conformed to the truth of things, to reason, or to a proper standard; exact; normal; reasonable; regular; due; as, a just statement; a just inference. Just of thy word, in every thought sincere. Pope. The prince is here at hand: pleaseth your lordship To meet his grace just distance 'tween our armies. Shak. He was a comely personage, a little above just stature. Bacon. Fire fitted with just materials casts a constant heat. Jer. Taylor. When all The war shall stand ranged in its just array. Addison. Their named alone would make a just volume. Burton.

3. Rendering or disposed to render to each one his due; equitable; fair; impartial; as, just judge. Men are commonly so just to virtue and goodness as to praise it in others, even when they do not practice it themselves. Tillotson. Just intonation. (Mus.) (a) The correct sounding of notes or intervals; true pitch. (b) The giving all chords and intervals in their purity or their exact mathematical ratio, or without temperament; a process in which the number of notes and intervals required in the various keys is much greater than the twelve to the octave used in systems of temperament. H. W. Poole.

Syn.

– Equitable; upright; honest; true; fair; impartial; proper; exact; normal; orderly; regular.

Just, adv.

1. Precisely; exactly; -- in place, time, or degree; neither more nor less than is stated. And having just enough, not covet more. Dryden. The god Pan guided my hand just to the heart of the beast. Sir P. Sidney. To-night, at Herne's oak, just 'twixt twelve and one. Shak.

2. Closely; nearly; almost. Just at the point of death. Sir W. Temple.

3. Barely; merely; scarcely; only; by a very small space or time; as, he just missed the train; just too late. A soft Etesian gale But just inspired and gently swelled the sail. Dryden. Just now, the least possible time since; a moment ago.

Just, v. i. Etym: [See Joust.]

Definition: To joust. Fairfax.

Just, n.

Definition: A joust. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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